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duration effective date

dur_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a treatment time period. Used to track temporal information related to duration effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for duration management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

dur_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  dur_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- duration effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  dur_eff_dt as duration_effective_date
FROM claims;

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