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Abbreviation
Healthcare

beneficiary effective date

benf_eff_dt

Usage Notes

Insurance coverage recipient - Active beginning date

Global Definition

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

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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