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discharge medical record number

dsch_mrn
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient medical record number for a hospital patient release. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the discharge across healthcare systems. 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_mrn

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dsch_mrn VARCHAR(100),  -- discharge medical record number
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_mrn as discharge_medical_record_number
FROM claims;

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