name: Tenet Healthcare Vocabulary description: Domain vocabulary and taxonomy for Tenet Healthcare covering clinical operations, FHIR healthcare standards, revenue cycle management, hospital administration, and ambulatory surgical services. version: "1.0.0" created: "2026-05-03" modified: "2026-05-03" domains: - name: Organization description: Tenet Healthcare organizational structure and subsidiaries terms: - term: Tenet Health definition: The hospital operations division of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, operating acute care hospitals across the United States. Brand under which patient-facing hospital services are marketed. tags: [Organization, Hospitals] - term: USPI definition: United Surgical Partners International — Tenet Healthcare's ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital division. Operates more than 600 facilities across the US in partnership with physicians and health systems. abbreviation: USPI synonyms: [United Surgical Partners International] tags: [Organization, Ambulatory Surgery] - term: Conifer Health Solutions definition: Tenet Healthcare's revenue cycle management subsidiary providing outsourced RCM services to hospitals and health systems including patient access, coding, billing, and collections. tags: [Organization, Revenue Cycle Management] - name: Clinical description: Clinical healthcare concepts and FHIR resource types terms: - term: FHIR definition: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources — HL7's standard for healthcare data exchange using modern web technologies. FHIR R4 is the current stable version used by Tenet Health APIs. abbreviation: FHIR synonyms: [Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, HL7 FHIR] tags: [Healthcare Standards, Interoperability] - term: SMART on FHIR definition: Substitutable Medical Apps, Reusable Technologies — an authorization framework built on OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect for secure access to healthcare applications and patient data via FHIR APIs. abbreviation: SMART tags: [Healthcare Standards, Authorization] - term: Patient definition: An individual receiving or registered to receive healthcare services. In FHIR, the Patient resource stores demographic, administrative, and contact information. tags: [Clinical, FHIR Resource] - term: Appointment definition: A scheduled encounter between a patient and a healthcare provider at a specific time and location. In FHIR, the Appointment resource tracks status, participants, and timing. tags: [Clinical, FHIR Resource, Scheduling] - term: Observation definition: A measurement, assessment, or finding recorded about a patient. Includes vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate), laboratory results, imaging findings, and clinical assessments. synonyms: [Clinical Finding, Vital Signs, Lab Result] tags: [Clinical, FHIR Resource] - term: Condition definition: A clinical condition, problem, or diagnosis associated with a patient. Recorded using ICD-10 diagnostic codes and categorized by clinical status (active, resolved, inactive). synonyms: [Diagnosis, Problem, Health Concern] tags: [Clinical, FHIR Resource] - term: MedicationRequest definition: A request for supply and instructions for administration of a medication to a patient. Also known as a prescription. Includes drug name, dose, frequency, and prescriber information. synonyms: [Prescription, Medication Order] tags: [Clinical, FHIR Resource, Medications] - term: DocumentReference definition: A reference to a clinical document such as a discharge summary, operative note, radiology report, or clinical note. Contains document metadata and retrieval information. synonyms: [Clinical Note, Discharge Summary, Clinical Document] tags: [Clinical, FHIR Resource, Documentation] - name: Revenue Cycle Management description: Healthcare billing and revenue cycle terminology terms: - term: Revenue Cycle Management definition: The financial process healthcare organizations use to track patient care episodes from registration and appointment scheduling through final payment. Includes charge capture, coding, claims submission, denial management, and collections. abbreviation: RCM tags: [Revenue Cycle Management, Finance] - term: Patient Access definition: The front-end revenue cycle functions including patient registration, insurance eligibility verification, prior authorizations, and financial counseling that occur before and at the time of service. tags: [Revenue Cycle Management, Patient Access] - term: Health Information Management definition: The practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. Includes medical coding and clinical documentation improvement. abbreviation: HIM tags: [Revenue Cycle Management, Documentation] - term: Clinical Revenue Integrity definition: The intersection of clinical documentation and billing compliance, ensuring that services rendered are accurately documented, coded, and billed. Conifer Health Solutions' core service offering. tags: [Revenue Cycle Management, Compliance] - name: Facilities description: Types of healthcare facilities operated by Tenet Healthcare terms: - term: Acute Care Hospital definition: A hospital providing inpatient care for patients with severe or sudden illness or injury requiring short-term, intensive medical attention. Tenet Health operates more than 60 acute care hospitals. synonyms: [Hospital, Acute Care Facility] tags: [Facilities, Hospitals] - term: Ambulatory Surgery Center definition: A healthcare facility specializing in elective outpatient surgical procedures that do not require an overnight hospital stay. USPI operates ASCs focused on orthopedics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, and other specialties. abbreviation: ASC synonyms: [Outpatient Surgery Center, Day Surgery Center] tags: [Facilities, Ambulatory Surgery] - term: Surgical Hospital definition: A specialized facility focused on surgical services, typically operating under a joint venture between hospital operators and physician groups. A category within the USPI portfolio. tags: [Facilities, Ambulatory Surgery]