ENC_CLASS

Description:

This table contains the classifications for a given encounter. For example, an encounter may be a drug study and restricted at the same time. The category is customer-defined and is multiple response overtime.

Primary Key

Column Name	Ordinal Position
PAT_ENC_CSN_ID	1
LINE	2

Column Information

	Name	Type	Discontinued?
1	PAT_ENC_DATE_REAL	FLOAT	No
	A unique contact date in decimal format. The integer portion of the number indicates the date of contact. The digits after the decimal distinguish different contacts on the same date and are unique for each contact on that date. For example, .00 is the first/only contact, .01 is the second contact, etc.
2	PAT_ENC_CSN_ID	NUMERIC	No
	A unique serial number for this encounter. This number is unique across all patients and encounters in the system.
3	LINE	INTEGER	No
	The line number of the current encounter classification.
4	ENC_CLASS_C_NAME	VARCHAR	No
	This item delineates the classifications that describe this encounter. For example, it may be a drug study and restricted. This is a customer-defined multiple response overtime category. May contain organization-specific values: Yes
5	CONTACT_DATE	DATETIME	No
	The contact date of the encounter associated with this encounter class. Note: There may be multiple encounters on the same calendar date.