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Glossary

Data relationships

The patient is permanent; visits and sessions record individual encounters.

What to notice
Patient · MRN
Case
Visit
Session
Ticket
TermMeaning in Clinicon
TenantOne clinic's private world. An account administers one tenant; the clinic switcher at the top of the sidebar moves between them where there is more than one.
MRNMedical Record Number — the patient's permanent identifier, generated on registration. It is the safest thing to search by.
CaseA clinical thread that outlives a single visit — an episode of care. Appointments, notes and orders can be attached to a case so a course of treatment reads as one story. Types: General and Episode.
ServiceA billable thing a specific doctor offers, with a price and a duration. Services belong to the doctor, not to a clinic-wide catalogue.
SessionOne consultation, run in Focus Mode. Orders created during it are session orders.
SOAPThe clinical note format: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
TicketA patient's place in the day's queue. Issued by reservation or as a walk-in.
PiastresEgypt's minor currency unit; 100 piastres = EGP 1. Inventory unit cost is entered in piastres. Everything else is entered in pounds.

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