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discharge scheduled date

dsch_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge scheduled 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_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_sched_dt as discharge_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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