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discharge scheduled time

dsch_sched_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned time for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge scheduled 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_sched_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dsch_sched_tm as discharge_scheduled_time
FROM claims;

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