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balance effective date

bal_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a outstanding amount owed. Used to track temporal information related to balance effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for balance management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

bal_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  bal_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- balance effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bal_eff_dt as balance_effective_date
FROM claims;

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