Glossary¶
This glossary explains key technical terms, standards, and abbreviations used throughout the HealthData.ai documentation.
ATC¶
The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system is used for the standardized classification of medicinal products.
Learn more: Clinical Documentation
Audit Trail¶
An audit trail is a complete record of relevant actions and changes in the system. It typically documents who made which change, when, and in what context.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
DICOM¶
DICOM is an international standard for storing, transmitting, and processing medical imaging data. It is commonly used for connectivity with PACS systems.
Learn more: Interfaces · Medical Imaging
FADP¶
The Federal Act on Data Protection is the Swiss legal framework governing the handling of personal data.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
EAV¶
Entity-Attribute-Value is a flexible data model in which information is stored as a combination of entity, attribute, and value instead of fixed table columns.
Learn more: Data Model
EPR¶
The electronic patient record is the framework used for cross-institutional exchange of medical documents and information.
Learn more: Interfaces
FHIR¶
HL7 FHIR is an international standard for the structured exchange of healthcare data through web-based interfaces.
Learn more: Interfaces · Patient Access
IAM¶
Identity and Access Management covers the processes and technical mechanisms for authentication, authorization, and the management of user accounts and access rights.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
ICD¶
The International Classification of Diseases is an international classification system for diagnoses.
Learn more: Clinical Documentation · Interfaces
ISMS¶
An Information Security Management System defines organizational and technical processes for the systematic management of information security.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
HIS¶
A hospital information system is a primary clinical system used to manage medical and administrative processes in hospitals and clinics.
Learn more: Interfaces
LOINC¶
LOINC is a standard for coding laboratory results, clinical observations, and measurements.
Learn more: Interfaces · Clinical Documentation
MFA¶
Multi-factor authentication is a login method that requires at least one additional factor besides a username or password.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
Multi-Tenant Architecture¶
A multi-tenant architecture enables multiple organizationally separated tenants to run on a shared technical platform.
Learn more: Data Model · Information Security and Data Protection
OAuth 2.0¶
OAuth 2.0 is a standard for delegated authorization and is frequently used to secure APIs and integrated applications.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection · Interfaces
On-Premises¶
On-premises refers to an operating model in which software is run in the customer's own infrastructure rather than in an external cloud environment.
Learn more: Operations
OpenID Connect¶
OpenID Connect extends OAuth 2.0 with standardized authentication and identity information.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
PACS¶
A Picture Archiving and Communication System is used to store, manage, and provide access to medical imaging data.
Learn more: Medical Imaging · Interfaces
PRO¶
Patient-Reported Outcomes are data points reported directly by patients, for example on symptoms, quality of life, or treatment results.
Learn more: Clinical Documentation · Patient Access
Pseudonymization¶
Pseudonymization is the replacement of direct identifiers with a pseudonym so that data cannot be directly linked to a person without additional information.
Learn more: Medical Research · Data Model · Information Security and Data Protection
RBAC¶
Role-Based Access Control is an authorization model in which access rights are assigned through roles rather than directly to individual users.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
REST API¶
A REST API is a web-based programming interface through which systems can exchange data and functions in a structured, standardized way.
Learn more: Interfaces
SAML¶
Security Assertion Markup Language is a standard for authentication and single sign-on across different systems.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
SNOMED CT¶
SNOMED CT is a comprehensive clinical terminology for the structured representation of medical concepts.
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TOTP¶
Time-based One-Time Password is a method for generating time-based one-time codes, commonly used for MFA.
Learn more: Information Security and Data Protection
WAL¶
Write-Ahead Logging is a database mechanism in which changes are first written to a transaction log to support recovery and consistency.
Learn more: Operations