authorization preferred name

auth_pref_nm

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The chosen display name for a service pre-approval. Used to display and describe the authorization in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for authorization management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

auth_pref_nm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  auth_pref_nm VARCHAR(100),  -- authorization preferred name
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  auth_pref_nm as authorization_preferred_name
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
auth_pref_nm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  auth_pref_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- authorization preferred name
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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