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benefit scheduled date

bnft_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a covered service or item. Used to track temporal information related to benefit scheduled date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for benefit management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

bnft_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bnft_sched_dt as benefit_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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