DEFINITION : The Healthcare Encounters (HO) domain is used to capture information about medical visits or healthcare interactions that a subject experiences during the course of a clinical trial. This domain documents any encounter a subject has with a healthcare professional, whether it’s for study-related reasons or not.

PURPOSE : The purpose of the HO domain is to record details about the encounters a subject has with healthcare providers, such as hospital visits, doctor consultations, or emergency room admissions. This data can help identify patterns in healthcare usage and may provide insight into the safety and efficacy of the treatment under study.

STRUCTURE : One record per healthcare encounter per subject

TOPIC : HOTERM

KEY VARIABLES : STUDYID, USUBJID, HOTERM, HOSTDTC