Glossary
FHIR focus elements to business terms
The following describes Signal-specific aliases and definitions and how they align to FHIR resources. US Core profiles shall be used where they exist:
| Signal term | FHIR resource | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Client | Patient | Individual receiving services |
| Provider | Organization, OrganizationAffiliation, Location | Provider refers to the county-provider. |
| Admission | EpisodeOfCare, Encounter | Includes admission/discharge dates, modalities, payers. EpisodeOfCare defined for type of service (prev. modality) May have nested encounters for services during stay |
| Contract / Funding Agreement | Contract | Includes agreed-upon pricing/rates for procedure codes between a service organization and provider agency and/or location |
| Payer/Payor / Payer Account | Organization | Will reference as part of another Organization |
| Clinician | Practitioner, PractitionerRole | Individual providing services to a patient. May or may not be directly related to the provider |
| Referral | Organization | Match to different provider/organization |
| Service Codes | Procedure, HealthServices | Capture services rendered in Procedures. Services available in HealthServices |
| Modality | Organization.qualification, HealthServices, Service Type | ASAM levels will be defined under Organization.qualification |
| Survey | Observation (Screening Assessment) Questionnaire, QuestionnaireResponse | Includes DACODS and CCAR surveys results (Questionnaire/Survey is simply linked to relevant manual) linked to Encounter |
Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
| Term/Acronym/Abbreviation | Description |
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| FHIR | HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Standard |
| HL7 | Health Level Seven |
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