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archetype

archetype

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A standard model for recording the same medical information in electronic health records
  • noun
  • /ˈɑrkɪtaɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arquetipo
  • In health informatics, an archetype serves as a formal template to represent clinical concepts consistently across electronic health records.

Examples

  • By using a standardized archetype, the hospital was able to maintain consistent data encoding in its electronic health records.

  • The healthcare system adopted a new archetype to improve data interoperability and ensure accurate information exchange.

  • Bratt explains, "we wanted to create an archetype that was familiar to people.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The archetype of this interaction is the request submitted under a state or federal freedom-of-information law.

    Academic text (2005)

  • She informed us of what the new best workforce archetype is.

    Blog text (29)

  • I think we've told people, "Sure, go ahead and use Archetypes, it is the correct entry point."

    Blog text (9)

  • I don't consider archetypes to be integral to the problem.

    Blog text (9)

  • We can't abandon Archetypes quite yet.

    Blog text (9)

  • (While other archetypes are legitimate, you must do in-depth development of any protagonist you would seek to characterize as weak or passive.)

    Academic text (2009)

  • The 17 kb lncRNA XIST is arguably an archetype for the study of functional lncRNAs in mammalian cells, having been studied for nearly two decades.

    Blog text (18)

Surface Forms

archetype singular
archetypes plural

Morphology

archetype = type (semi-transparent) = arche + type

The technical sense extends the general idea of an 'original model' to a formal template, so the morphological relation is clear though domain knowledge is required.

Etymology

Archetype comes from Greek parts arche meaning 'beginning' and type meaning 'model'. So in health records an archetype is a standard template or pattern that helps different systems record the same clinical information.