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beneficiary time

benf_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a insurance coverage recipient. Used to track temporal information related to beneficiary time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  benf_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- beneficiary time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  benf_tm as beneficiary_time
FROM claims;

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