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approval age

appr_age
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The years lived for a service permission grant. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for approval management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

appr_age

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  appr_age VARCHAR(100),  -- approval age
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  appr_age as approval_age
FROM claims;

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