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beneficiary effective date

benf_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_eff_dt as beneficiary_effective_date
FROM claims;

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