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bill effective date

bill_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a service charge statement. Used to track temporal information related to bill effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for bill management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

bill_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  bill_eff_dt as bill_effective_date
FROM claims;

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