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condition effective date

cond_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

cond_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  cond_eff_dt as condition_effective_date
FROM claims;

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