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availability time

avail_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a open time status. Used to track temporal information related to availability time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for availability management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

avail_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  avail_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- availability time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  avail_tm as availability_time
FROM claims;

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