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Abbreviation
Healthcare

benefit start time

bnft_start_tm

Usage Notes

Covered service or item - Beginning time value

Global Definition

The beginning time value for a covered service or item. Used to track temporal information related to benefit start time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for benefit management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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