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Abbreviation
Healthcare

observation legal name

obs_legal_nm

Usage Notes

Clinical finding or measurement - Official registered name

Global Definition

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

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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