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Abbreviation
Healthcare

referral onset date

ref_onset_dt

Usage Notes

Provider-to-provider patient direction - Symptom start date

Global Definition

The symptom start date for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to track temporal information related to referral onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for referral management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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