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consultation rate

consult_rt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The unit price value for a expert medical opinion request. Used to quantify consultation rate in healthcare data systems.

Standard Abbreviation

consult_rt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  consult_rt INTEGER,  -- consultation rate (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  consult_rt as consultation_rate
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
consult_rt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  consult_rt   INTEGER,  -- consultation rate (count/integer value)
  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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