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tags: USCDI v4
title: Encounter
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# Encounter

Information related to interactions between healthcare providers and a patient.

## :new: Encounter Data Elements

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Draft


Final


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DATA ELEMENT|APPLICABLE VOCABULARY STANDARD(S)|US Core V6 Proposal
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**Encounter Identifier**<br/>Sequence of characters by which an encounter is known.||**No Change**: US Core`Encounter.identifier` is a Must Support element

### Known issues

none

### Decisions

No Change to US Core Profile (see table)

### IG Updates

- [ ] USCDI Mapping Table
- [ ] Update Example(s)