Abbreviation
Healthcare
referral full name
ref_full_nmUsage Notes
Provider-to-provider patient direction - Complete name
Global Definition
The complete name for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to display and describe the referral in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for referral management and reporting.
Sources
Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices
Schema Preview
● application/json
{
"abbreviation": "ref_full_nm",
"fullTerm": "referral full name",
"domain": "healthcare",
"metadata": {
"hasDefinition": true,
"type": "acronym"
}
}