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dispense service date

disp_svc_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The care delivery date for a medication distribution. Used to track temporal information related to dispense service 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_svc_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  disp_svc_dt as dispense_service_date
FROM claims;

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