Clinical Evaluation Report

CER

clinical

Updated 5/15/2026

Definition

A structured document used in medical device regulatory submissions summarizing clinical data supporting device safety and performance. In healthcare data systems, CER documents are tracked in regulatory compliance platforms and linked to device master records in EHR and supply chain systems.

Standard Abbreviation

CER

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  cer VARCHAR(100),  -- Clinical Evaluation Report (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  cer as clinical_evaluation_report
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
cer

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  cer          VARCHAR(100),  -- Clinical Evaluation Report (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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