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beneficiary scheduled date

benf_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary scheduled 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_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_sched_dt as beneficiary_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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