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Abbreviation
Healthcare

lab start time

lab_start_tm

Usage Notes

Laboratory service or test - Beginning time value

Global Definition

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

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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