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appointment arrival time

appt_arrv_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient arrival time for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment arrival time. 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_arrv_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  appt_arrv_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- appointment arrival time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_arrv_tm as appointment_arrival_time
FROM claims;

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