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Quality

HEDIS, Stars ratings, measures, outcomes and accreditation

1,563 quality terms

audit arrival timeaud_arrv_tm

The patient arrival time for a record review process. Used to track temporal information related to audit arrival time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit arrived dateaud_arrv_dt

The patient arrival date for a record review process. Used to track temporal information related to audit arrived date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit assessmentaud_asmt

The clinical evaluation text for a record review process. 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 audit management and reporting.

audit balanceaud_bal

Represents the outstanding monetary amount remaining after audit adjustments or overpayment recoveries have been applied in claims or provider audit management systems. Used to track unresolved financial discrepancies, manage recovery workflows, and report audit outcomes during compliance and fraud investigation processes.

audit billed amountaud_bill_amt

The invoice total value for a record review process. Used to capture financial data associated with audit transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit birth dateaud_birth_dt

Records the date of birth of a member or patient associated with a record under audit review in claims, EHR, or enrollment systems. Used to verify member identity, validate age-dependent billing codes, detect eligibility discrepancies, and support fraud investigation during post-payment or compliance audits.

audit blood pressureaud_bp

The arterial pressure value for a record review process. 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 audit management and reporting.

audit cancelled dateaud_cncl_dt

The cancellation date for a record review process. Used to track temporal information related to audit cancelled date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit categoryaud_cat

Classifies the type or grouping of an audit record within claims, provider, or compliance audit management systems. Common values include clinical, financial, coding, or fraud categories. Drives workflow routing, reporting hierarchies, and prioritization logic during post-payment review and regulatory compliance audit processes.

audit charge amountaud_chrg_amt

The service charge value for a record review process. Used to capture financial data associated with audit transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit chief complaintaud_cc

The primary symptom reported for a record review process. 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 audit management and reporting.

audit childaud_chld

In healthcare data systems such as EHR and claims platforms, the audit child represents a subordinate record linked to a parent audit entry, enabling hierarchical tracking of compliance reviews, claim adjudication audits, and clinical documentation assessments across related entities.

audit cityaud_city

The municipality name for a record review process. 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 audit management and reporting.

audit classaud_cls

A classification tier assigned to audit records within EHR, claims, or PBM systems that categorizes the type of review being performed, such as clinical documentation, billing compliance, or pharmacy dispensing audits, enabling structured reporting and prioritization workflows.

audit codeaud_cd

A standardized classification value assigned to audit records in claims, EHR, or PBM systems that identifies the specific type or reason for a review, such as fraud detection, coding accuracy, or prior authorization compliance, enabling consistent categorization across data pipelines.

audit coinsurance amountaud_coins_amt

The shared cost value for a record review process. Used to capture financial data associated with audit transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit commentaud_cmt

A free-text notation captured in EHR, claims adjudication, or member enrollment systems during a record review process, documenting reviewer observations, discrepancy explanations, or corrective action notes that support downstream compliance and quality assurance reporting.

audit completed dateaud_cmpl_dt

The service completion date for a record review process. Used to track temporal information related to audit completed date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit confidential indicatoraud_conf_ind

The privacy protection flag for a record review process. Used to track the current state or condition of the audit. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for audit management and reporting.

audit contactaud_cntct

The designated communication point recorded in healthcare audit systems, identifying the individual or department responsible for a compliance review, claim investigation, or clinical documentation audit, enabling traceable correspondence within EHR, claims, and PBM platforms.

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