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Abbreviation
Healthcare

duration start date

dur_start_dt

Usage Notes

Treatment time period - Beginning date value

Global Definition

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

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
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  "abbreviation": "dur_start_dt",
  "fullTerm": "duration start date",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "hasDefinition": true,
    "type": "acronym"
  }
}