| Sampling Rate | The number of audio samples captured per second, measured in Hertz. Suki requires 16KHz sampling rate for optimal audio quality. |
| SDK | Software Development Kit. A collection of tools, libraries, and documentation to help developers build applications for a specific platform. |
| Service Contract | A formal agreement between Suki and healthcare customers that defines service levels, data retention policies, and compliance requirements. |
| Semantic Versioning | A versioning scheme (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) used for SDKs and APIs where major versions indicate breaking changes, minor versions add features, and patches fix bugs. |
| Session | In Suki docs, session usually means an ambient session: a time-bound recording for one patient encounter. Prefer the specific term ambient session or Transcription Session when the product distinction matters. |
| Session Context | Metadata provided when creating an ambient session (such as encounter type, patient age, diagnoses) that helps guide note generation and improve output quality. |
| Session Group ID | Identifier that groups ambient sessions for the same note so you can re-ambient across modalities. On ambient session create, pass it as encounter_id (up to 255 characters). Distinct from EMR Encounter ID. |
| Session ID (Ambient APIs) | Unique identifier for one ambient recording session in Ambient APIs. Create ambient session returns ambient_session_id (you can also pass one on create). Use it for session-scoped operations such as context, streaming, status, and session content. Distinct from Session Group ID and EMR Encounter ID. |
| Session ID (Web SDK) | In the Suki Web SDK, the ambient session identifier appears as ambientId on ambient event payloads (ambient:update, ambient:start through ambient:submit) and as activeAmbientId on SDKClientInstance (string or null). After startAmbient(), read sdkClient.activeAmbientId or the same value from useSuki() in React. It is not the same as encounterId on the Note Submission payload or EMR Encounter ID. |
| Session Recovery | The ability to reconnect and resume an interrupted ambient session, allowing continuation of recording and note generation after a network or device disruption. |
| Session Timeouts | Automatic disconnection that occurs when no audio data is sent for 25 seconds (active state) or 30 minutes during pause with keep-alive events. |
| SNOMED | Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (often SNOMED CT). A comprehensive clinical terminology for diagnoses, procedures, findings, and other concepts. Partners use SNOMED where EHR interoperability requires concept-level coding alongside systems like ICD10. |
| SOC 2 Type II | A security compliance certification that evaluates an organization’s controls for data security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy over time. |
| Social History | A clinical note section (LOINC: 29762-2) for lifestyle and social factors such as tobacco use, alcohol use, occupation, and living situation. In Suki, pass this LOINC code when you want social history in the generated note. |
| SHA-256 | Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit. A cryptographic hash function used for data integrity verification and digital signatures in security protocols. |
| SOAP Note | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan. A classic clinical note layout that groups visit information into those four parts. Suki ambient notes more often use LOINC-coded sections, while Problem-Based Charting (PBC) organizes content around problems instead of a strict SOAP skeleton. |
| Speech Recognition | Converting spoken words into text. In Suki, speech recognition powers clinical Dictation and ambient transcription so providers can document without typing every line. |
| Structured Data | Machine-readable clinical facts extracted from conversations, such as diagnoses, medications, allergies, vitals, and related codes. In Suki ambient flows, structured data complements the narrative note and supports EHR and analytics integration. |
| Suki Developer Platform (SDP) | The official name for the entire suite of Suki’s developer tools, including all APIs and SDKs. |
| Suki Token | The access token returned by Suki’s authentication API, used to authorize subsequent API requests to the Suki platform. |
