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credit time

cr_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a overpayment or reduction. Used to track temporal information related to credit time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  cr_tm as credit_time
FROM claims;

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