encounter start time

Architectural Definition

The beginning time value for a healthcare service interaction. Used to track temporal information related to encounter start time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for encounter management and reporting.

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● application/json

{
  "entity": "encounter-start-time",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "displayName": "encounter start time",
    "status": "STANDARDIZED",
    "version": "1.0.4",
    "isStandardized": true
  }
}

Standard

ISO-8601

Data Type

String/Obj

Steward

Arch Council

Verified

Feb 2026

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Architectural Definition

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