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device onset date

dev_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a medical equipment item. Used to track temporal information related to device onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for device management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dev_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dev_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- device onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dev_onset_dt as device_onset_date
FROM claims;

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