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directive service date

dir_svc_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The care delivery date for a patient care instruction. Used to track temporal information related to directive service 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_svc_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dir_svc_dt as directive_service_date
FROM claims;

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