Argo-Scheduling Implementation Guide Release 1.0.0

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CodeSystem: visit-type

Argonaut Visit Type Codes

The Argonaut Visit Types are a prioritized valueset of the most common 'business types' for scheduling and have been identified as the baseline use cases for the Argonaut Scheduling Implementation Guide. This is intended to facilitates implementation of the IG by provide a common starting point for interoperability. The Visit types can be extended by implementers to meet there use cases. In order to align with the FHIR Appointment, Schedule and Slot resources, these concepts are mapped to the Argonaut Appointment Types and Argonaut Scheduling Services Valuesets which are Snomed Concepts.

This code system http://fhir.org/guides/argonaut-scheduling/CodeSystem/visit-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
breast-imaging BREAST IMAGINGbreast imaging visit
consult CONSULTATIONconsultation visit
ct COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN(CT)computed tomography scan(ct) visit
dental DENTALdental visit
dxa DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY(DXA)Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry(dxa) visit
echo ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY(ECHO)echocardiography(echo) visit
echo-stresstest ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY(ECHO) STRESS TESTechocardiography(echo) stress test visit
ed-followup EDUCATION FOLLOW UPeducation follow up visit
eeg ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY(EEG)Electroencephalography(eeg) visit
egd ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY(EGD)esophagogastroduodenoscopy(egd) visit
ekg ELECTROCARDIOGRAM(EKG)electrocardiogram(ekg) visit
evaluation EVALUATIONevaluation visit
flu-shot-clinic INFLUENZA VACCINATION CLINICInfluenza vaccination clinic visit
fluoroscopy FLUOROSCOPYfluoroscopy visit
follow-up FOLLOW UPfollow up visit
home-health HOME HEALTH VISIThome health visit visit
injection INJECTIONinjection visit
inter-rad INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGYinterventional radiology visit
lab LABORATORY TESTSLaboratory Testing visit
minor-surgery MINOR SURGERYminor surgery visit
mri MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING(MRI)magnetic resonance imaging(mri) visit
new-patient NEW PATIENTnew patient visit
nuc-med NUCLEAR MEDICINEnuclear medicine visit
occup-therapy OCCUPATIONAL THERAPYoccupational therapy visit
office-visit OFFICE VISIToffice visit
physical PHYSICALphysical visit
post-op POST-OPERATIVE(POST-OP)post-operative visit
pre-admit-testing PRE-ADMISSION TESTING VISITpre-admission testing visit visit
pre-op PRE-OPERATIVE(PRE-OP)pre-operative(pre-op) visit
procedure PROCEDUREprocedure visit
same-day SAME DAYsame day visit
stress-test STRESS TESTstress test visit
surgery SURGERYsurgery visit
treatment TREATMENTtreatment visit
ultrasound ULTRASOUNDultrasound visit
urgent URGENTurgent visit
vaccine VACCINATIONvaccination visit
vision VISIONvision visit
walk-in WALK INwalk in visit
well-child WELL CHILDwell child visit
x-ray X-RAYx-ray visit