Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AIDS

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

A chronic viral infection that attacks the immune system destroying CD4 T-cells and leaving the body vulnerable to opportunistic infections. AIDS is the advanced stage of HIV infection. Diagnosed using ICD-10 codes and tracked in public health surveillance systems, EHR problem lists, and Medicaid claims data.

Standard Abbreviation

AIDS

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  aids VARCHAR(100),  -- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  aids as acquired_immunodeficiency_syndrome
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
aids

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  aids         VARCHAR(100),  -- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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