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discharge deleted date

dsch_del_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The record deletion date for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge deleted date. 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_del_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dsch_del_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- discharge deleted date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_del_dt as discharge_deleted_date
FROM claims;

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