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directive death date

dir_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a patient care instruction. Used to track temporal information related to directive death date. 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_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dir_death_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- directive death date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dir_death_dt as directive_death_date
FROM claims;

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