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advance directive death date

advdir_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a end-of-life care wishes. Used to track temporal information related to advance directive death date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for advance directive management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

advdir_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  advdir_death_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- advance directive death date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  advdir_death_dt as advance_directive_death_date
FROM claims;

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