consent flag

csnt_flg

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The binary status marker for a patient permission document. Used to track the current state or condition of the consent. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for consent management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

csnt_flg

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  csnt_flg BOOLEAN,  -- consent flag (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  csnt_flg as consent_flag
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
csnt_flg

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  csnt_flg     BOOLEAN,  -- consent flag (true/false flag)
  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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