episode

Clinical Data Tables

Table Columns

field type required phi phi scrubbing operation
episode_id INTEGER Yes
person_id INTEGER Yes
episode_concept_id INTEGER Yes
episode_start_date DATE Yes
episode_start_datetime TIMESTAMP No
episode_end_date DATE No
episode_end_datetime TIMESTAMP No
episode_parent_id INTEGER No
episode_number INTEGER No
episode_object_concept_id INTEGER Yes
episode_type_concept_id INTEGER Yes
episode_source_value STRING No
episode_source_concept_id INTEGER No

Columns Description

episode_id

A unique identifier for each Episode.

person_id

A foreign key identifier to the Person who is experiencing the Episode. The demographic details of that Person are stored in the PERSON table.

episode_concept_id

A foreign key that refers to a Standard Concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies belonging to the ‘Episode’ domain.

episode_start_date

The date when the Episode began.

episode_start_datetime

The date and time when the Episode began.

episode_end_date

The date when the Episode concluded.

episode_end_datetime

The date and time when the Episode concluded.

episode_parent_id

A foreign key that refers to a parent Episode. This is used to represent nested Episodes.

episode_number

An ordinal number that represents the sequence of Episodes for a person.

episode_object_concept_id

A foreign key that refers to a Standard Concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies representing the object of the Episode (e.g., a specific disease or treatment regimen).

episode_type_concept_id

A foreign key to the predefined Concept identifier in the Standardized Vocabularies reflecting the type, origin or source of the Episode.

episode_source_value

The source code or identifier for the Episode as it appears in the source data.

episode_source_concept_id

A foreign key to a Concept that refers to the code used in the source.