Not true. Hospital encounters can be inpatient or outpatient. The term “hospital encounter” is another combination of of a care site and a visit. And many hospitals also provide outpatient care (imaging, lab, clinic visits, same day surgery, etc.). Determining the difference between outpatient visit and inpatient visit is much more complex than mapping an encounter type to IP or OP. The Healthcare System Interest Group will cover this along with other EHR specific topics during a 4 hour interactive lecture at the Symposium this fall. I will make a formal announcement soon.