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credit date

cr_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The calendar date value for a overpayment or reduction. Used to track temporal information related to credit date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for credit management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

cr_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  cr_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- credit date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  cr_dt as credit_date
FROM claims;

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