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chemistry death date

chem_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a chemical analysis. Used to track temporal information related to chemistry death date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for chemistry management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

chem_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  chem_death_dt DATE,  -- chemistry death date (date only, no time)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  chem_death_dt as chemistry_death_date
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
chemistry_death_date

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  chemistry_death_date DATE,  -- chemistry death date (date only, no time)
  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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