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directive scheduled date

dir_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a patient care instruction. Used to track temporal information related to directive scheduled 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_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dir_sched_dt as directive_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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