Abbreviation
Healthcare
hospital preferred name
hosp_pref_nmUsage Notes
Inpatient care facility - Chosen display name
Global Definition
The chosen display name for a inpatient care facility. Used to display and describe the hospital in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for hospital management and reporting.
Sources
Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices
Schema Preview
● application/json
{
"abbreviation": "hosp_pref_nm",
"fullTerm": "hospital preferred name",
"domain": "healthcare",
"metadata": {
"hasDefinition": true,
"type": "acronym"
}
}