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Healthcare Data Glossary — 100,000+ Terms

100,000+ standardized healthcare data terms and abbreviations

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Clinical

EHR, ICD-10, LOINC, SNOMED CT, patient care and clinical documentation

Operations

Scheduling, facilities, departments, workflows, and staff

Claims

ICD-10, CPT, EDI 837/835, adjudication and remittance

Member

Enrollment, eligibility, demographics and plan attribution

Pharmacy

NDC codes, dispensing, PBM, RxNorm and formulary management

Quality

HEDIS, Stars ratings, measures, outcomes and accreditation

Finance

Revenue, costs, budgets, invoices and capitation

Provider

NPI, credentialing, taxonomy and provider networks

Laboratory

Lab results, specimens, LOINC codes and pathology

Supply

Inventory, equipment, devices and procurement

Technology

Systems, databases, interfaces and data standards

Behavioral

Mental health, substance use, psychology and counseling

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remittance gender

remit_gndrclaims

The sex classification for a payment explanation. 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 remittance management and reporting.

triage pulse

triage_pulseclinical

Heart rate in beats per minute recorded during emergency or urgent care triage assessment. Used by clinical staff to evaluate cardiovascular status and determine patient acuity level, influencing priority classification in ED and urgent care triage protocols.

dose review systems

dose_rosclaims

The body systems assessment for a single medication amount. 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 dose management and reporting.

nurse full name

nrs_full_nmclinical

The complete name of a licensed nursing professional, typically combining first, middle, and last name fields as stored in the workforce or clinical system. Used for formal documentation, credentialing records, patient chart attribution, and regulatory reporting where full legal identification is required.

pathologist claim status

path_clm_stsclaims

The claim adjudication state for a laboratory medicine specialist. Used to track the current state or condition of the pathologist. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for pathologist management and reporting.

payment strength

pmt_strclaims

The drug concentration for a financial transaction amount. 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 payment management and reporting.

dependent onset date

dep_onset_dtmember

The symptom start date for a insurance beneficiary under subscriber. Used to track temporal information related to dependent onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dependent management and reporting.

form age

frm_ageoperations

The calculated age of the patient or subject recorded at the time a clinical or administrative form was completed. Used to support age-specific clinical logic, eligibility rules, and reporting requirements within EHR documentation and population health workflows.

dose blood pressure

dose_bpclinical

The patient's blood pressure measurement recorded at the time of a specific medication dose administration or assessment. Used in clinical medication management to monitor therapeutic response for antihypertensive or cardiovascular drugs, inform dose titration decisions, and document pre-administration safety checks.

triage paid date

triage_pd_dtclinical

The calendar date on which payment was received or posted for charges associated with a triage encounter. Used in revenue cycle management to track reimbursement timelines, reconcile accounts receivable, and report on payer performance for emergency and urgent care triage services.

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