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appointment admission date

appt_admn_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital entry date for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment admission date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for appointment management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

appt_admn_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  appt_admn_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- appointment admission date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_admn_dt as appointment_admission_date
FROM claims;

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