In plain English
This refers to the name used to identify a healthcare facility. It can be either the facility's formal official name or the name commonly used in everyday use.
In context
Here, it indicates that the field is for the official or commonly used name of the healthcare facility connected to the records request.
- Situation
- Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
- What it communicates
- labels the field for the facility connected to the records request.
Meaning limits
The term by itself identifies only the facility by name, not its location or any other details about the request.
Examples
“The referral listed the facility name as Northside Clinic and the street address on a separate line.”
“For the records request, the clerk entered the facility name exactly as it appeared on the discharge papers.”