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department scheduled time

dept_sched_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned time for a organizational unit. Used to track temporal information related to department scheduled 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_sched_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dept_sched_tm as department_scheduled_time
FROM claims;

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