An encounter during which the Patient is treated in a hospital but does not stay overnight. The patient may be assigned a bed during this time. A short stay is similar to an inpatient encounter except that inpatient encounters involve an overnight stay. A short stay differs from an outpatient encounter in that the patient is formally admitted and discharged, whereas an outpatient encounter does not involve an admission. An example of a short stay is a scheduled surgery where the patient arrives in the morning and leaves in the afternoon.

Attributes inherited from  FHIM::Encounter::AbstractDurableEncounter

dietType,  expectedAdmissionDate,  expectedDischargeDate,  discharge,  needsPreAdmitTest,  patientCondition,  patientStatus,  preAdmitAccount,  precautionCode,  reAdmissionIndicator

Attributes inherited from  FHIM::Encounter::EncounterEvent

accountId,  accountStatus,  admitter,  alternateVisitId,  ambulatoryStatus,  appointment,  assignedPatientLocation,  attender,  chargePriceIndicator,  chiefComplaint,  clinicalService,  dateCreated,  encounterBillingType,  financialClass,  healthConcernList,  hospitalService,  isEmploymentRelated,  lastMenstrualPeriodStartDate,  modeOfArrival,  patientTransfer,  patientType,  pendingLocation,  pregnancyStatus,  previousServiceDate,  primaryCarePhysician,  priorTemporaryLocation,  publicityCode,  reasonForVisit,  reasonReference,  referer,  referralSource,  reportableCondition,  servicingFacility,  specialArrangement,  specialCourtesy,  temporaryLocation,  triageNotes,  location

Attributes inherited from  FHIM::Encounter::AbstractEncounter

careTeamMember,  comments,  confidentiallyCode,  description,  diagnosisList,  duration,  encounterClass,  encounterType,  episodeOfCare,  identifier,  lengthOfStay,  patient,  priority,  relatedEncounter,  scopingProvider,  serviceType,  status,  statusHistory,  subjectGroup