Encounter

Overview

The Encounter resource represents a clinical interaction between a patient and a healthcare professional within vitalera's remote patient monitoring platform. Encounters can be in-person visits or virtual telehealth interactions (video calls), tracking the context in which vital sign reviews, care plan adjustments, and clinical decisions take place.

API Endpoints

Method	Path	Description
GET	/api/encounters/	List encounters
GET	/api/encounters/{id}/	Get encounter details

Data Model

Field	Type	Description
id	integer	Unique identifier
status	string	Encounter status
class	string	Type of encounter (virtual, ambulatory)
subject	reference	The patient
participant	array	Healthcare professionals involved
period	object	Start and end time

Example

{
  "id": 999,
  "status": "finished",
  "class": "virtual",
  "subject": { "reference": "Patient/12345" },
  "participant": [{ "individual": { "reference": "User/67890" } }],
  "period": {
    "start": "2024-01-20T10:00:00Z",
    "end": "2024-01-20T10:25:00Z"
  }
}

Related Resources

• Patient - The patient in this encounter
• Appointment - The scheduled appointment
• Communication - Messages during the encounter