Abbreviation
Healthcare
referral middle name
ref_mid_nmUsage Notes
Provider-to-provider patient direction - Middle name or initial
Global Definition
The middle name or initial 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
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