| ID | product.clinical_data.encounter_service |
|---|---|
| Description | Encounters, visits and admissions. |
| Key | encounter_service |
| Type | microservice:service |
| Team | Clinical Data |
| Owner | clinical-data@healthcare.example |
| Status | active |
| Technologies | Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka |
| Attributes | driver: ADT messages, model: visit/admission |
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Encounter Service
The Encounter Service models visits and admissions — admit, discharge, transfer — and publishes domain events when encounter state changes. ADT messages from ingestion drive most transitions.
Responsibility in one sentence
Persist the authoritative encounter record, enforce valid ADT transitions and notify downstream consumers.