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consultation onset date

consult_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a specialist opinion request. Used to track temporal information related to consultation onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for consultation management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

consult_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  consult_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- consultation onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  consult_onset_dt as consultation_onset_date
FROM claims;

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