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appointment scheduled date

appt_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment scheduled 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_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_sched_dt as appointment_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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