Provider Registry Implementation Guide
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Glossary

Glossary

Term Definition
CR Client Registry
Client Synonymous with Patient. Patient is typically used in FHIR contexts, whereas Client is used in broader contexts.
Facility A Location where an Organization offers Services and employs Providers.
FR Facility Registry
Golden Record A curated client record that is considered to have the most up to date and accurate client demographic information. It is generally the amalgamation of all records across source systems.
LK Acronym for Sri Lanka
NEHR National Electronic Health Record
Non-Survivor This term is related to the process of resolving duplicates. The client record that will become inactive (discarded, hidden in search results) is called the non-survivor record.
Organization A recognized grouping of people or organizations involved in health care.
Patient Synonymous with Client. Patient is typically used in FHIR contexts, whereas Client is used in broader contexts.
Practitioner A FHIR Resource representing a Provider.
PractitionerRole A FHIR Resource representing a Provider's role (usually at an organization).
PR Provider Registry
Provider An individual involved in health care.
Source System Sometimes referred to as domains, a source system is a term that represents the system (say, hospital or clinic) that is authorized to create new Patient records in the CR.
Survivor This term is related to the process of resolving duplicates. The client record that will remain active is called the survivor record.