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clinic effective date

clnc_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

clnc_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  clnc_eff_dt as clinic_effective_date
FROM claims;

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