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coverage time

cov_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a insurance protection scope. Used to track temporal information related to coverage time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  cov_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- coverage time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  cov_tm as coverage_time
FROM claims;

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