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discharge arrival time

dsch_arrv_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

dsch_arrv_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_arrv_tm as discharge_arrival_time
FROM claims;

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