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dose time

dose_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a single medication amount. Used to track temporal information related to dose time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for dose management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dose_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dose_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- dose time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dose_tm as dose_time
FROM claims;

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