ISEncounter.Cause

Description

The root cause of the encounter.

Syntax

object.Cause

Part Attribute Type Description
object Required
The object always implements the ISEncounter interface

Return Value

ISDisease

Example

Display the number of the encounters and some information about them, including the causes.

Dim aPatient        
Dim aFilter  
Dim aEncounters, aEncounter
Dim i
Dim aMessage

Set aPatient = Profile.SelectPatient 
set aFilter = Profile.CreateEncounterFilter
aFilter.PatientId = aPatient.ID                 
set aEncounters = aPatient.LoadEncounters(aFilter)

aMessage = "Encounters Count = " & aEncounters.Count

for i = 0 to aEncounters.Count - 1
  set aEncounter = aEncounters.Item(i)
  aMessage = aMessage & vbNewLine & (i + 1) & ". " &_
    "Auto Created: " & aEncounter.AutoCreated & vbNewLine &_                             
    "Block From Patient Access: " & aEncounter.BlockFromPatientAccess & vbNewLine &_ 
    "Child Protection: " & aEncounter.ChildProtection & vbNewLine &_
    "Date: " & aEncounter.Date & vbNewLine &_                            
    "Date Created: " & aEncounter.DateCreated & vbNewLine &_
    "Date Altered: " & aEncounter.DateAltered & vbNewLine &_
    "Date Ended: " & aEncounter.DateEnded & vbNewLine &_
    "Date Time: " & aEncounter.DateTime & vbNewLine &_
    "ID: " & aEncounter.ID & vbNewLine &_
    "Duration: " & aEncounter.Duration & vbNewLine &_
    "Patient Id: " & aEncounter.PatientId & vbNewLine &_
    "Pos Code: " & aEncounter.PosCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Provider Code: " & aEncounter.ProviderCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Service Code: " & aEncounter.ServiceCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Type Code: " & aEncounter.TypeCode & vbNewLine &_
    "Type Description: " & aEncounter.TypeDescription & vbNewLine &_
    "Type ID: " & aEncounter.TypeID & vbNewLine &_
    "Version Count: " & aEncounter.VersionCount & vbNewLine 
  
  if not aEncounter.Cause is nothing then
    aMessage = aMessage & "Disease: " & aEncounter.Cause.Description & vbNewLine
  end if
next  
                                               
Profile.MsgBox(aMessage) 
Note:

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Cause can be found in Clinical > Medical Record > New Encounter > Actions > Encounter > Cause.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0