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Abbreviation
Healthcare

device last name

dev_last_nm

Usage Notes

Medical equipment item - Family surname

Global Definition

The family surname for a medical equipment item. Used to display and describe the device in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for device management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
{
  "abbreviation": "dev_last_nm",
  "fullTerm": "device last name",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "hasDefinition": true,
    "type": "acronym"
  }
}