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directive termination date

dir_term_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The ending date value for a patient care instruction. Used to track temporal information related to directive termination 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_term_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dir_term_dt as directive_termination_date
FROM claims;

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