Operations

Calendar date on which information, documentation, a referral, specimen, or other item was received at a specific care delivery location. Used in tracking turnaround times, referral processing workflows, laboratory chain-of-custody records, and operational reporting for facility-level intake activities.

External identifier or pointer linking a care delivery location to a related record, document, authorization, or system entry in another data source. Used in interoperability workflows, claims processing, and facility data management to cross-reference site records across multiple healthcare information systems.

Calendar date on which an issue, condition, or open action item associated with a care delivery location was formally resolved or closed. Used in facility management, compliance tracking, and quality improvement workflows to measure response times and document the closure of site-level findings or incidents.

Patient respiratory rate measurement documented at a specific care delivery location during a clinical encounter. Recorded as part of the vital signs assessment in clinical data systems, with the observation linked to the facility or care setting where the measurement was obtained and documented.

Version or iteration number indicating how many times a record, configuration, contract, or document associated with a specific care delivery location has been updated or amended. Used in audit trails, facility credentialing, and data governance processes to track the change history of site-level records.

Assessed risk level associated with a care delivery location, reflecting factors such as patient safety incidents, regulatory compliance gaps, infection control findings, or financial exposure. Used in facility oversight, accreditation management, and quality programs to prioritize monitoring and intervention efforts.

Calendar date on which a service, procedure, inspection, maintenance activity, or patient appointment is planned to occur at a specific care delivery location. Used in scheduling systems, operational planning, and capacity management workflows to coordinate facility-level activity and resource availability.

Time of day at which a service, procedure, appointment, or operational activity is planned to take place at a specific care delivery location. Used alongside the scheduled date in facility scheduling systems to allocate resources, coordinate staff assignments, and manage patient flow at the site level.

Composite or calculated numeric value summarizing the performance, quality, risk, or compliance standing of a care delivery location across one or more defined metrics. Used in network management, pay-for-performance programs, and regulatory reporting to rank or compare facilities against established benchmarks.

Numeric value defining the positional order of a care delivery location within a list, workflow, or set of related site records. Used in multi-site care plans, referral routing logic, and data processing pipelines to establish the correct processing or display order among multiple associated facility sites.

Coded or numeric value indicating the seriousness of a condition, incident, finding, or issue documented at a specific care delivery location. Used in patient safety reporting, facility risk management, and quality improvement workflows to classify and prioritize events based on their potential or actual impact at the site.

The biological sex designation associated with a care delivery location, used where facilities serve sex-specific populations such as women's health clinics or gender-specific wards. Supports eligibility filtering, reporting, and patient-facility matching in clinical data systems.

Identifies the originating system or data feed from which a care delivery location's record was loaded, such as a provider directory, credentialing system, or claims clearinghouse. Critical for data lineage tracking, deduplication, and audit purposes in healthcare data warehouses.

The calendar date on which a care delivery location became operationally active or was first recognized within the healthcare network. Used to establish validity periods for site records, supporting historical reporting, contract management, and network participation tracking.

The specific time of day at which a care delivery location opened, became active, or began a scheduled operational period. Used in scheduling systems and clinical workflows to coordinate patient appointments, staff assignments, and service availability at the facility level.

The two-character U.S. state or territory code where the care delivery location is physically situated. Used for geographic reporting, regulatory compliance, Medicaid jurisdiction determination, network adequacy analysis, and claims adjudication based on state-specific billing rules.

Indicates the current operational standing of a care delivery location, such as active, inactive, pending, or terminated. Drives eligibility for claim reimbursement, network participation, and patient referrals by ensuring only appropriately credentialed and active sites are utilized.

The physical street-level address of a care delivery location, including building number and street name. Used for provider directory accuracy, patient navigation, claims adjudication, credentialing verification, and regulatory reporting to health plan and government agencies.

The concentration or potency of a medication or treatment agent administered or dispensed at a care delivery location, such as a pharmacy or infusion center. Used in pharmacy benefit management, clinical documentation, and drug utilization reporting to ensure accurate dosing records.

A partial aggregated financial or utilization value calculated for a care delivery location prior to applying additional adjustments, taxes, or fees. Used in financial reporting, claims reconciliation, and cost analysis to represent an intermediate sum before final totals are computed.