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cardiology index

card_idx
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The position number for a heart specialty care. Used to identify cardiology index in healthcare data systems.

Standard Abbreviation

card_idx

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  card_idx VARCHAR(100),  -- cardiology index
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  card_idx as cardiology_index
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
  • Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
  • ETL pipeline development and orchestration
  • Master data management (MDM) programs
  • Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
card_idx

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  card_idx     VARCHAR(255),  -- cardiology index
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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