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debit discharge date

db_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a charge or amount owed. Used to track temporal information related to debit discharge date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for debit management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

db_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  db_dsch_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- debit discharge date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  db_dsch_dt as debit_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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