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debit effective date

db_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a charge or amount owed. Used to track temporal information related to debit effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  db_eff_dt as debit_effective_date
FROM claims;

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