Technical Terms
API
Application Programming Interface. Set of protocols and tools that enable communication between different software applications.
BAA
Business Associate Agreement. Contractual agreement required by HIPAA between a covered entity and a business associate that handles PHI.
EHR
Electronic Health Record. Digital system that stores complete information about a patient’s health, including medical history and diagnoses.
Cognitive Framework
Processing architecture based on specialized agents that coordinates analysis, generation, and validation tasks for clinical content.
HIS
Health Information System. Comprehensive healthcare information management system that includes administrative, clinical, and financial aspects.
JSON Schema
Standard for describing and validating the structure of JSON documents. SofIA uses Draft-07 to define clinical data schemas.
PHI
Protected Health Information. Individually identifiable health information that is protected under HIPAA regulations.
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation. EU regulation that establishes rules for the protection and privacy of personal data.
SDK
Software Development Kit. Set of development tools including libraries, documentation, and components for integrating SofIA.
TLS
Transport Layer Security. Cryptographic protocol that provides security in communications. SofIA requires TLS 1.3.
Web Component
Web standard that allows creating custom and reusable HTML elements that encapsulate specific functionality.
WSS
WebSocket Secure. Bidirectional communication protocol over a secure TCP connection, used for real-time transcription.
Medical Terminology
ICD-10
International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision. Medical classification system developed by WHO to code diagnoses and procedures.
Clinical Coding
Process of assigning standardized codes to diagnoses, procedures, and other clinical elements to facilitate analysis.
Diarization
Technical process of identifying and separating different speakers in a medical audio recording.
Clinical Documentation
Systematic and structured recording of medical information about patient care, including evaluations and diagnoses.
Interoperability
Ability of different healthcare information systems to exchange and use data effectively and securely.
LOINC
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes. Universal identification system for laboratory tests and clinical observations.
SNOMED CT
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms. International clinical terminology that provides codes for conditions and procedures.
Medical Transcription
Conversion of medical audio recordings into written text, with special attention to specialized clinical terminology.
SofIA-Specific Terms
Hallucination (Medical AI)
Generation of inaccurate or fabricated clinical information by artificial intelligence models, especially problematic in medical contexts.
handleReport
Callback function that receives structured clinical documents generated by SofIA for integration into EHR/HIS systems.
patientData
Object containing patient contextual information necessary for clinical processing, minimized according to privacy principles.
toolsArgs
JSON schema that defines the structure and validation of clinical data that SofIA must generate according to specific requirements.
userId / patientId
Unique identifiers used for traceability and auditing in clinical data processing within the platform.
Clinical Validation
Process of verifying the accuracy and coherence of medical information automatically generated by AI systems.