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coverage onset date

cov_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

cov_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  cov_onset_dt as coverage_onset_date
FROM claims;

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