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clinic start date

clnc_start_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning date value for a outpatient care facility. Used to track temporal information related to clinic start 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_start_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  clnc_start_dt as clinic_start_date
FROM claims;

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