encounter

Introduction

Designation for billing purposes:

Procedure

• generally includes:
  • medical history
  • physical examination
  • medical decision making
  • counseling &/or coordination of care

More general terms

• billing taxonomy
• clinical event

More specific terms

• difficult encounter; challenging patient
• emergency medicine encounter
• inpatient encounter
• intensive care unit encounter
• nursing home encounter
• observation status
• outpatient encounter; office visit
• patient no show