Stream: implementers
Topic: Visit reason for each encounter
Jim Borda (Apr 07 2022 at 18:04):
What is the most common resource to search for encounter visit reason? What would this expression look like when calling the Epic API? We thought CPT codes would be appropriate within the Procedure resource but this is coming up empty. Encounter.type.coding[*].code
Eric Haas (Apr 07 2022 at 18:07):
See Encounter.reasonCode/Reference and its SP. reason-code or reason-reference
Jim Borda (Apr 07 2022 at 18:19):
Thanks Eric! this is helpful, so, it will look for the encounter reason in the Encounter resource, but it is not required to be in the Encounter resource?
John Silva (Apr 07 2022 at 20:40):
@Jim Borda - The Epic R4 API for Encounter.Search (R4) doesn't support reasonReference only reasonCode. The API documentation also says this about the reasonCode (i.e it's NOT going to be a CPT code -- CPT codes are about charges and billing)
"The reason for visit. The reason parameter may not always be populated. Unlike the Condition resource which documents diagnoses such as the flu, the reason parameter corresponds to the reason a patient gave for having that encounter such as a fever."
Jim Borda (Apr 08 2022 at 16:23):
@John Silva Thanks, buddy! I did not see that it was not supported in (R4). I will continue to search for what the most likely resource for populating CPT codes, pertaining to a "visit type".
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
