authorization start time

auth_start_tm

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a service pre-approval. Used to track temporal information related to authorization start time. 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_start_tm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  auth_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- authorization start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  auth_start_tm as authorization_start_time
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
authorization_start_time

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  authorization_start_time VARCHAR(255),  -- authorization start time
  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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