Abbreviation
Healthcare
carrier description
carr_descUsage Notes
Insurance company - Textual explanation
Global Definition
The textual explanation for a insurance company. Used to display and describe the carrier in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for carrier management and reporting.
Sources
Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices
Schema Preview
● application/json
{
"abbreviation": "carr_desc",
"fullTerm": "carrier description",
"domain": "healthcare",
"metadata": {
"hasDefinition": true,
"type": "acronym"
}
}