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A health event is an abstract class referring to any entity type that represents something that has happened, or may happen, at a point in time, or over a period.
A health event is an abstract class referring to any entity type that represents something that has happened, or may happen, at a point in time, or over a period.
It can be considered separate to a “state” in that the relevant date and time is of significance.
It can be considered separate to a “state” in that the relevant date and time is of significance.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Provenance
|-
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Field
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#efefef;" | Description
|-
| Start date/time
| The start date and time of the event. It might be unknown, or imprecise (for example a year or month). It might be a point in time or a period of time (such as an encounter lasting 15 minutes or a hospital encounter lasting several days).<br/>
For events that take place over a period of time this refers to the start of the event.
|-
| End date/time
| Optional, if recorded at the end of the event.
|-
|}

Revision as of 15:03, 9 April 2020

A health event is an abstract class referring to any entity type that represents something that has happened, or may happen, at a point in time, or over a period. It can be considered separate to a “state” in that the relevant date and time is of significance.

Provenance
Field Description
Start date/time The start date and time of the event. It might be unknown, or imprecise (for example a year or month). It might be a point in time or a period of time (such as an encounter lasting 15 minutes or a hospital encounter lasting several days).

For events that take place over a period of time this refers to the start of the event.

End date/time Optional, if recorded at the end of the event.