Appointment Status Workflow

Patient Appointments follow a defined status workflow:

┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐
│   Open   │ ───► │ Scheduled│ ───► │ Checked  │ ───► │  Closed  │
│          │      │          │      │   In     │      │          │
└──────────┘      └──────────┘      └──────────┘      └──────────┘
                        │                                    ▲
                        │           ┌──────────┐            │
                        └─────────► │Cancelled │            │
                                    └──────────┘            │
                                                           │
                              Patient Encounter ───────────┘
                              created and submitted

Status	Description
Open	Appointment created, awaiting scheduling
Scheduled	Confirmed and scheduled for a specific date/time
Checked In	Patient has arrived at the facility
Closed	Consultation completed (usually after encounter is submitted)
Cancelled	Appointment was cancelled

The system automatically updates expired open appointments to Cancelled status via a daily scheduled task.