The following table contains the definition of abbreviations used in this document. Please refer to the SNOMED Glossary for additional definitions.
Table 1.5-1: Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Full term linked to the SNOMED Glossary definition |
CDS |
Clinical decision support, which is defined as
a service that assists clinicians, caregivers, or patients in healthcare and/or treatment decisions. Notes |
| CDSS |
Clinical decision support system, which is defined as
a computer system or software application designed to assist clinicians, caregivers, or patients in healthcare and/or treatment decisions. Notes |
| EHR | Electronic health record, which is defined as a systematic collection of health information about individual patients or populations that is stored in digital form. |
| KB |
Knowledge base, which is defined as
the underlying set of facts, assumptions, and rules which a computer system has available to answer a question or solve a problem. |
| UI | User interface, which is defined as the way in which a software application presents itself to a user. |
| NLP | Natural language processing, which is defined as a service in which a computer system converts human-readable text and/or spoken language to formal representations of information. |
| POC | Point of care, which is defined as the time and location at which healthcare professionals deliver healthcare products and services to patients. |
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