Key Terms Glossary

account number—The number assigned to a patient to reference the care of that patient for the current visit. The account number is sometimes referred to as an encounter number, accession number, or registration number in different information systems.

active directory (AD)—The Microsoft database managed by the domain controller that system administrators use to control access to the Windows domain. Active directory contains information about users, groups of users, computers on the domain, organizational units, and configuration data.

active server pages (ASP or ASP.NET)—A server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language used to create dynamic web pages. ASP is provided by Microsoft.

acuity—The level of severity of an affliction.