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appointment datetime

appt_dttm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The combined date-time value for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment datetime. 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_dttm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  appt_dttm VARCHAR(100),  -- appointment datetime
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_dttm as appointment_datetime
FROM claims;

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