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dispense discharge date

disp_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a medication distribution. Used to track temporal information related to dispense discharge date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dispense management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

disp_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  disp_dsch_dt as dispense_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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