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document age

doc_age
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The years lived for a clinical information record. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for document management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

doc_age

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  doc_age VARCHAR(100),  -- document age
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  doc_age as document_age
FROM claims;

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