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Abbreviation
Healthcare

appointment effective date

appt_eff_dt

Usage Notes

Scheduled care visit - Active beginning date

Global Definition

The active beginning date for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for appointment management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
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  "abbreviation": "appt_eff_dt",
  "fullTerm": "appointment effective date",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "hasDefinition": true,
    "type": "acronym"
  }
}