> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://mets-programme.gitbook.io/ugandaemr-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://mets-programme.gitbook.io/ugandaemr-documentation/terminologies.md). # Terminologies This section contains definitions and explanations of common terms used within UgandaEMR and OpenMRS | Term | Definition | | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Concept | The concept is the basic element of flexibility in OpenMRS. Concepts are the individual data points collected from a population of patients. Concepts include both questions and answers. For example, blood type data is collected for a patient. The question is "What is the blood type for the patient?", with a set of discrete answers of "A, B, AB or O". To implement this in OpenMRS with concepts, the question is a concept ("**blood type**") and each response ("A", "B", "AB" and "O") is also a concept. For this one question, a total of 5 concepts are required. | | Encounter | A single, specific interaction between the patient and a provider. An encounter can be any interaction and includes doctor visits, laboratory tests, food distribution, home visits, counselor appointments, etc. Each encounter must an encounter type, date/time, location and provider. | | Summary Page | A summary page used for both ART and HIV Exposed Infants captures demographic information on the patient, how they got into care and important changes in their treatment regime | | Encounter Page | An encounter page for both ART and HIV exposed infants captures information on a visit to the health facility which includes their health status, nutrition, tests done and results (when available), medication dispensed, counselling and education done | | Provider | A provider is any person who provides services to patients in a health facility may include doctor, clinician, midwife, lab technician or a counselor | --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://mets-programme.gitbook.io/ugandaemr-documentation/terminologies.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.