# Glossary

**Cross-Module Contract** — A formal interface definition specifying what one delivery module produces and what another consumes. Owned at the PTL level; changes require PTL sign-off and notification to all consuming modules.

**AI Agent Sequence** — A structured flow of AI-driven questions and response logic designed by a cardiologist to guide intake for a specific clinical scenario.

**Alert Pattern** — A predefined combination of symptoms and thresholds that triggers a senior consultation suggestion when detected during intake.

**Cardiology-Specific Protocol** — An AI questioning algorithm designed specifically for cardiac condition assessment, configurable by cardiologists.

**Daily Patient ID** — A unique identifier assigned to a patient for single-day tracking. Not stored permanently and not linked to any hospital patient system.

**Doctor Training & Configuration Module** — The interface through which cardiologists create questioning protocols, define alert patterns, and configure AI agent sequences.

**Patient Intake Continuation** — The ability for a different medical staff member to resume a patient's intake session within the same day, preserving all previously captured data.

**Regional Language** — A local language spoken by patients that requires real-time transcription to English during intake.

**Role-Based Access Control** — The permission model that restricts system functions by user role: Medical Staff, Cardiologist, or Administrator.

**Senior Consultation Alert** — A system-generated suggestion for medical staff to consult senior or superior staff, based on concerning symptom patterns. Provides no diagnosis or emergency classification.

**Session Checkpoint** — An automatically saved progress state that allows an intake session to resume from the exact stopping point after an interruption.