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Abbreviation
Healthcare

ward effective date

wrd_eff_dt

Usage Notes

Hospital patient area - Active beginning date

Global Definition

The active beginning date for a hospital patient area. Used to track temporal information related to ward effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for ward management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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