Glossary - Eka Developer Platform APIs

The terms you meet in the NHCX docs. Follow the link in the last column to see a term in context.

Term	What it means	Where it is used
NHCX	National Health Claims Exchange. It carries cashless insurance claims, including PMJAY, between your hospital and the payer. ABDM Connect builds, signs and encrypts the FHIR bundles for you.	NHCX overview
Claim	The NHCX case that every call after setup hangs off. You create one per hospitalisation and keep its `claim_id` against your admission.	NHCX overview
Pre-auth	The NHCX request for approval you submit with the treating doctor, diagnosis, documents and answers. The payer rejects a pre-auth above the policy’s wallet balance.	NHCX overview

For terms from every Eka product, see the Eka glossary.