clinic race

clnc_race

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The ethnic classification for a outpatient care facility. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. 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_race

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  clnc_race VARCHAR(100),  -- clinic race (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  clnc_race as clinic_race
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
clnc_race

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  clnc_race    VARCHAR(100),  -- clinic race (max 100 chars)
  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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