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appointment scheduled time

appt_sched_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned time for a scheduled care visit. Used to track temporal information related to appointment scheduled 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_sched_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appt_sched_tm as appointment_scheduled_time
FROM claims;

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