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Abbreviation
Healthcare

effective death date

eff_death_dt

Usage Notes

Coverage start validity - Date of death

Global Definition

The date of death for a coverage start validity. Used to track temporal information related to effective death date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for effective management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
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  "abbreviation": "eff_death_dt",
  "fullTerm": "effective death date",
  "domain": "healthcare",
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  }
}