Class Concepts

Acts are classified into one of these four types based upon their ClassConcept code. This dictates what type of Act the particular tuple in the database represents.

Act Class	Code	Description
Observation	OBS	Indicates that the act represents a value which was observed.
Substance Administration	SBADM	Indicates that the act represents the administration of a substance to an entity.
Patient Encounter	ENC	The act represents an encounter between one or more providers of care and one or more clients of care.
Registration	REG	The act represents a registration whereby new data was collected about an entity.
Account Management	ACCM	The act represents the management (adjustment) of an account.
Supply	SPLY	The act represents the supply of one or more materials to/from one or more entities.
Condition	COND	The act represents a chronic or recurring problem or health condition.
Procedure	PROC	The act represents a clinical procedure which was performed on the client of care.
Battery	BAT	The act represents a series of procedures, observations, administrations, etc.
Transport	TRANS	The act represents the physical transporting of materials to/from one or more entities.
Account	ACCT	The act represents an active account (financial, stock, etc.) on which transactions can be performed.
Financial Transaction	FTRANS	The act represents a financial transaction where monies are exchanged between one or more entities.
Invoice Element	INVE	The act represents a sub-element of a financial transaction.

The class concept list is extensible.