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department surgery date

dept_surg_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The operative procedure date for a organizational unit. Used to track temporal information related to department surgery 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_surg_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dept_surg_dt as department_surgery_date
FROM claims;

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