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department arrival time

dept_arrv_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient arrival time for a organizational unit. Used to track temporal information related to department arrival time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for department management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dept_arrv_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dept_arrv_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- department arrival time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dept_arrv_tm as department_arrival_time
FROM claims;

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