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discharge due date

dsch_due_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment deadline date for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge due 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_due_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_due_dt as discharge_due_date
FROM claims;

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