To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.
To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo.
A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.
A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter.
Refers to an episode of care.
A face-to-face meeting between a covered person and a health care provider where services are provided or rendered.
Each time a person meets with a health care provider to receive services, is a separate encounter.
An interaction between a patient and care provider(s) for the purpose of providing healthcare-related service(s). Healthcare services include health assessment. Examples: outpatient visit to multiple departments, home health support (including physical therapy), inpatient hospital stay, emergency room visit, field visit (e.g., traffic accident), office visit, occupational therapy, telephone call.
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
a documented, face-to-face contact between a user/patient and a provider who exercises independent professional judgment in the provision of services to the individual
A healthcare visit of any type by an enrollee to a provider of care or services.
A contact between an individual and the health care system for a health care service or set of services related to one or more medical conditions.
Face to face meetings between a member and a health care provider where services are provided. The number of encounters per member per year is calculated as the total number of encounters per year divided by the total number of members per year.
A face-to-face contact between a patient and the provider who has primary responsibility for assessing and treating the condition of the patient at a given contact and exercises independent judgment in the care of the patient. 1
Used in managed care to define a face-to-face meeting between a professional provider and a member during which health care services or supplies are provided but no claim is generated. Encounters are included in the capitation agreement with the provider.
A meeting between clinician and patient
A single meeting between the player characters and a challenge. The challenge could be a monster, a trap, or a puzzle of some sort. On TV, this is usually one segment between two commercial breaks.