FIRST ATTENDANCE

An indication of whether a PATIENT is making a first attendance or contact; or a follow-up attendance or contact and whether the CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED national code was 'Face to face communication' or 'Telephone' or 'Telemedicine'.

Description

An indication of whether a PATIENT is making a first attendance or contact; or a follow-up attendance or contact and whether the CONSULTATION MEDIUM USED national code was 'Face to face communication' or 'Telephone' or 'Telemedicine'.

A first attendance is the first in a series, or only attendance of an APPOINTMENT which took place regardless of how many previous APPOINTMENTS were made which did not take place for whatever reason. All subsequent attendances in the series which take place should be recorded as follow-up.

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Also Known As

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural FIRST ATTENDANCES