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appointment onset date

appt_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment onset 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_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_onset_dt as appointment_onset_date
FROM claims;

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