Healthcare Data Glossary — 100,000+ Terms

The ending date value for a insurance company entity. Used to track temporal information related to payer termination date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for payer management and reporting.

The national provider identifier for a clinical documentation entry. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the note across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for note management and reporting.

In claims, PBM, and member enrollment systems, the copay end date is the date on which a specified patient cost-sharing amount ceases to apply for a benefit plan or drug tier. Used in benefits configuration tables and claims adjudication engines to terminate active copay rules and transition members to updated cost-sharing schedules at renewal or mid-year changes.

The external pointer for a national drug code. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for ndc management and reporting.

The date a healthcare service was delivered in relation to a documented active problem or diagnosis in EHR problem list records. Used by data engineers to correlate clinical conditions with care events, support chronic disease management analytics, and validate longitudinal patient data in clinical and claims systems.

Records the calendar date when a patient satisfaction or clinical survey record was last updated. Used in audit logging and data governance workflows to track changes over time and ensure data integrity across healthcare survey management systems.

An external identifier or cross-reference number linking a healthcare billing statement to a related document, prior claim, authorization, or payer transaction. Used in claims reconciliation and denial management to trace billing activity across systems and associate remittance advice with the originating service charge.

The blood oxygen level for a hospital inpatient entry. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for admission management and reporting.

The charge amount billed for performing a microbiology culture laboratory test, representing the service cost assigned to the culture procedure. Used in revenue cycle management, claims adjudication, and patient billing to capture the financial value of culture and sensitivity testing services.

The date on which a healthcare workflow process is formally ended, closed, or deactivated. Used to track the lifecycle completion of clinical tasks, administrative processes, authorization periods, or care management episodes within health information systems.