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document created by

doc_crtd_by
clinical
Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The creating user identifier 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_crtd_by

Category

clinical

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  doc_crtd_by VARCHAR(100),  -- document created by (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  doc_crtd_by as document_created_by
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Risk stratification and population health analytics
  • CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
  • Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
  • Clinical data warehouse schema design
  • Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
doc_crtd_by

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  doc_crtd_by  VARCHAR(100),  -- document created by (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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