encounter.departed
The patient physically left the ED.
The patient physically left the ED.
| Event type | encounter.departed |
|---|---|
| Scope | encounter |
| Idempotency key | Stable across retries and derived only from source data: HL7 {sourceId}:{feedKey}:{MSH-7 ms}:{MSH-10}:{eventKey}, FHIR {sourceId}:fhir:{type}/{id}/_history/{version}:{n}. |
| Since | 1.0 |
| HL7 v2 | ADT^A02, ADT^A03, ADT^A11 |
| FHIR R4 | Encounter |
When to send
A03, a move to an inpatient unit, or Encounter finished.
What it changes
- Stage departed (the deceased pause for deceased); the grace window starts; later events never notify.
JSON Schema
encounter.departed.schema.json
Example
{ "specVersion": "1.0", "id": "demo-epic-bridges:ADT000377:1", "type": "encounter.departed", "siteCode": "demo-ed", "occurredAt": "2026-09-14T13:38:00-04:00", "recordedAt": "2026-09-14T13:40:09-04:00", "source": { "kind": "ehr", "system": "epic", "feed": "adt" }, "encounter": { "externalId": "3000123456", "idSystem": "epic-csn" }, "data": { "departedAt": "2026-09-14T13:38:00-04:00", "disposition": "discharge" }}