# Encounter Report Status definitions

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709>\
**Category:** Day-to-Day Users\
**Created:** [July 6, 2017, 5:48am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709 "2017-07-06T05:48:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![ptalerico](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/ptalerico/32/10955_2.png) [@ptalerico](https://community.open-emr.org/u/ptalerico)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:48am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709/1 "2017-07-06T05:48:46Z")

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When running an Encounter Report, the Status column has several entries: Open, Close, Empty, Mixed. How are these statuses (stati?) defined?

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**Author:** ![stephenwaite](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/stephenwaite/32/15754_2.png) [@stephenwaite](https://community.open-emr.org/u/stephenwaite)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709/2 "2017-07-06T20:09:59Z")

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here it is

> <https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/master/interface/reports/encounters_report.php#L400-L429>

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**Author:** ![ptalerico](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/ptalerico/32/10955_2.png) [@ptalerico](https://community.open-emr.org/u/ptalerico)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709/3 "2017-07-06T22:03:37Z")

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Steven, thanks for your response. I apologize for not being more clear with my question: the definitions I was looking for were not definitions in the code, but rather the meaning of the terms used. For example, does “open” mean the claim has not been paid yet? Is “mixed” meant to indicate payment toward some line items in the claim, but not all? Thanks, in advance.

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**Author:** ![stephenwaite](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/stephenwaite/32/15754_2.png) [@stephenwaite](https://community.open-emr.org/u/stephenwaite)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709/4 "2017-07-07T01:22:01Z")

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the definition is in the code

> <https://github.com/openemr/openemr/blob/master/interface/reports/encounters_report.php#L424-L428>

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**Author:** ![ptalerico](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/ptalerico/32/10955_2.png) [@ptalerico](https://community.open-emr.org/u/ptalerico)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709/5 "2017-07-07T02:27:16Z")

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Thanks. So, should I assume that this billing status has nothing to do with ERAs posted for these claims? I was hoping this would be an easy way to find claims that remain unpaid by the insurers.

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**Author:** ![stephenwaite](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/stephenwaite/32/15754_2.png) [@stephenwaite](https://community.open-emr.org/u/stephenwaite)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/encounter-report-status-definitions/8709/6 "2017-07-07T13:02:10Z")

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yes, best report is under financial-\>collections