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disease effective date

dis_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a pathological condition. Used to track temporal information related to disease effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for disease management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dis_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dis_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- disease effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dis_eff_dt as disease_effective_date
FROM claims;

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