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Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

An automated database for collecting and managing information about employees, volunteers, and other types of employees of an organization. UC Berkeley's Human Resources system is referred to as the "Human Capital Management," or "HCM."

HR

Human Resources at UC Berkeley

Health Care Provider

Under federal regulations, a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, podiatrist, dentist, chiropractor, clinical psychologist, optometrist, nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, or a clinical social worker who is authorized to practice by the state and performing within the scope of their practice as defined by state law, or a Christian Science practitioner.  A health care provider also is any provider from whom the University or the employee's group health plan will accept medical certification to substantiate a claim for benefits.

HCM

Human Capital Management: software application for tracking and reporting on Workforce Admin and employee data