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Abbreviation
Healthcare

department legal name

dept_legal_nm

Usage Notes

Organizational unit - Official registered name

Global Definition

The official registered name for a organizational unit. Used to display and describe the department in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for department management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
{
  "abbreviation": "dept_legal_nm",
  "fullTerm": "department legal name",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "hasDefinition": true,
    "type": "acronym"
  }
}