Glossary of Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Attribution | The process of associating a member with a provider or organization to establish a treatment relationship. |
| Attribution List | The list of members assigned or attributed to a specific provider for treatment and data-sharing purposes. |
| EOB (Explanation of Benefits) | A record from a payer describing the services provided to a patient and how they were processed, excluding sensitive financial information. |
| Group Resource | A FHIR resource representing a collection of patients attributed to a provider or organization. |
| In-Network Provider | A healthcare provider that has a contractual relationship with the payer. |
| Member (Patient) | The individual whose health data is being accessed through the API. |
| OAuth 2.0 | The standard authorization protocol used to securely obtain access tokens. |
| Opt-in | Member has agreed to allow their data to be shared via the Provider Access API. |
| Opt-out | Member has declined to allow their data to be shared via the Provider Access API. |
| Payer | An organization that manages and pays for healthcare services for members, stores patient data, processes claims, and responds to provider data requests. |
| Payer / Server / Producer / Source | Synonyms for actors responding to requests for patient data from payer systems. |
| Payer System | The system within a payer organization that manages patient data and responds to requests from provider systems. |
| Prior Authorization (PA) | Payer approval required before certain healthcare services or procedures. |
| Provider | A healthcare entity (clinician, clinic, hospital, or provider organization) system that delivers care to members and may request patient data from payers. |
| Provider / Client / Consumer / Target | Synonyms for actors requesting patient data from payer systems. |
| Provider System | The application or system used by a provider to request patient data from a payer. |
| SMART on FHIR | A secure framework that uses OAuth 2.0 for authorization and integrates apps with FHIR servers. |
| USCDI v3 | The U.S. Core Data for Interoperability, defining essential clinical data elements for exchange. |
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