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beneficiary discharge date

benf_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary discharge date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for beneficiary management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

benf_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  benf_dsch_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- beneficiary discharge date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_dsch_dt as beneficiary_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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