Open and close an encounter
Available to
Registration Officer and authorised clinical users.What this task does
Creates the working context for outpatient, emergency, inpatient, day-care, virtual, home-care, referral, observation, or other approved care encounters.
Steps
- Open the patient record or the Encounters list.
- Create a new encounter, choose the encounter type, facility, department, attending clinician, and start time.
- Confirm the patient and facility before saving.
- During care, link clinical notes, diagnostic orders, prescriptions, and movements to the active encounter where applicable.
- When care is complete, use the approved action to discharge or cancel the encounter. An active encounter can also be placed on leave under local policy.