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bed onset date

bed_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a patient accommodation unit. Used to track temporal information related to bed onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for bed management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

bed_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  bed_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- bed onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bed_onset_dt as bed_onset_date
FROM claims;

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