In plain English
This identifies who gave the care or service. It can be the name of an individual healthcare professional or of a healthcare organization. The focus is on the party that provided the medical care.
In context
Here, it labels a field for the name of the healthcare professional or healthcare organization connected to the records as the one that provided the care or service.
- Situation
- Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
- What it communicates
- labels the field for the provider connected to the records.
Meaning limits
It refers only to the provider's name, not to any broader information about the provider.
Examples
“The invoice showed the provider name, Dr Khan, and the clinic address on separate lines.”
“Before the record was filed, staff entered the provider name from the treatment note.”