Preceptor

precept

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

A licensed clinical supervisor assigned to oversee and train healthcare providers in training within EHR and credentialing systems. Preceptor records link supervising clinicians to trainees for compliance tracking, billing validation, and supervision documentation in provider enrollment and practice management platforms.

Standard Abbreviation

precept

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  precept VARCHAR(100),  -- Preceptor (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  precept as preceptor
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
precept

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  precept      VARCHAR(100),  -- Preceptor (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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