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department scheduled date

dept_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a organizational unit. Used to track temporal information related to department scheduled date. 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_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dept_sched_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- department scheduled date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dept_sched_dt as department_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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