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directive arrival time

dir_arrv_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

dir_arrv_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dir_arrv_tm as directive_arrival_time
FROM claims;

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