Beers Criteria

beers_crit

pharmacy

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

A clinical reference standard maintained by the American Geriatrics Society that identifies potentially inappropriate medications for adults aged 65 and older. Used in pharmacy, PBM, and EHR systems to flag high-risk drug orders, support medication review workflows, and generate quality measure reports for geriatric populations.

Standard Abbreviation

beers_crit

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  beers_crit VARCHAR(100),  -- Beers Criteria (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  beers_crit as beers_criteria
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

PBM claims adjudication and drug utilization review
Controlled substance monitoring and DEA compliance
Pharmacy data warehouse and ETL pipeline design
Prior authorization and step therapy workflows
Medicare Part D reporting and CMS submissions

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
beers_crit

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  beers_crit   VARCHAR(100),  -- Beers Criteria (max 100 chars)
  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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