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Abbreviation
Healthcare

dispense start date

disp_start_dt

Usage Notes

Medication distribution - Beginning date value

Global Definition

The beginning date value for a medication distribution. Used to track temporal information related to dispense start date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dispense management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
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  "fullTerm": "dispense start date",
  "domain": "healthcare",
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    "hasDefinition": true,
    "type": "acronym"
  }
}