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appointment effective date

appt_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_eff_dt as appointment_effective_date
FROM claims;

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