Glossary
Welcome to the Suki Developer Platform Glossary. If you are new to Suki developer platform and not sure what a term means? Search and filter below, or open A-Z letter pages under Documentation > Resources > Glossary to learn more about each term.
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Ambient Session vs Encounter
An Encounter is the clinical visit context (patient, provider, appointment). An Ambient Session is one recording instance Suki uses to capture audio and generate a note for that visit.
Session ID vs Encounter ID
Session ID is the Web SDK Ambient Session identifier (
ambientId / activeAmbientId). Encounter ID is your EHR visit identifier on the Note Submission payload. They are not interchangeable.Partner Token vs Suki Token
Your identity provider issues the Partner Token (JWT). Suki login returns a Suki Token access token you use for REST and SDK calls.
Partner ID vs Provider ID
Partner ID identifies your organization in Suki. Provider ID identifies the clinician or user within that organization.
Form filling vs Form Filling API
Form filling is the workflow that populates medical form templates from conversation. The Form Filling API is the REST product for programmatic Form filling sessions.
Form Filling Session vs Ambient Session
Both APIs may return a session ID as
ambient_session_id, but a Form Filling Session belongs to the Form Filling API. An Ambient Session belongs to the Ambient API for clinical note generation.Form Filling Session Context vs Session Context
Form Filling Session Context seeds patient, provider, and Medical Form Template data for a Form Filling Session. Session Context is metadata for an Ambient Session that guides note generation.
Transcription Session vs Ambient Session
A Transcription Session captures speech-to-text for dictation. An Ambient Session captures conversation for full clinical note generation with LOINC sections.
Headed SDK vs Headless SDK
The Headed SDK (Web SDK) ships pre-built UI components such as Note Editor and Note Archive. The Headless SDK exposes hooks and types so you build your own UI.
Dictation vs Ambient Session
Dictation is voice-to-text capture, often through the Dictation SDK. An Ambient Session runs the broader ambient workflow that produces structured clinical notes.
Ambient API vs Form Filling API
The Ambient API creates clinical notes from conversations. The Form Filling API fills Suki Medical Form Template schemas with structured form output.
Structured Data vs Clinical Note
A Clinical Note is narrative documentation organized into LOINC sections. Structured Data is extracted, field-level information (diagnoses, medications, vitals) formatted for EHR integration.