View encounter details

The Encounter Viewer allows you to view the entire data set for a patient's encounters.

To view encounter details:

  1. From the Enterprise Decision Support home page, in the Data enhancement and refinement section, click View encounters.

  2. In the Enter an encounter dialog, type the encounter number, and click OK.

To navigate back to the encounter selector, click Encounters List in the breadcrumb at the top of the page.

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Encounter records

The encounter record includes several tabs that contain encounter details organized into different areas so you can understand what occurred regarding a patient's visit.

Summary tab

Shows high-level overview information related to the encounter, including:

  • Facility details
  • Financial summary
  • Admin/Discharge information
  • Billing summary
  • Cost category details

Groupings tab

Shows the service lines and population assignments associated with the encounter.

Coding tab

Shows codes related to the encounter, including:

  • Encounter codes
  • ICD Diagnosis
  • ICD Procedures
  • CPTs

Providers tab

Shows the list of providers associated with the encounter, including:

  • Provider name
  • Role
  • Date assigned

Financial tab

Includes the following sub-tabs for two types of financial categories:

  • Payments & Adjustments - Shows payment and/or adjustment detail information by account number. From the drop-down above the list, you can view all the payments and adjustments, payments only, or adjustments only.
  • Cost Details - Shows cost information by department for items used in the encounter. To see more details about the item, select the link in the Department column.

Payers tab

Shows the primary, secondary, and tertiary insurance plans used for the encounter, including:

  • Sequence
  • Insurance plan name and group
  • Subscriber information
  • Authorization details
  • COB details
  • Coverage and non-coverage details

Surgeries tab

Shows a list of the provided surgical procedure details, including:

  • Operation ID
  • Procedure code and description
  • CPT code and description
  • Performing provider
  • Surgery start and end time
  • Surgery duration

Clinical tab

Shows the metrics specific to the encounter, including:

  • Hospital acquired conditions
  • Patient safety indicators
  • Utilization
  • Readmissions