duration flag

dur_flg

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The binary status marker for a treatment time period. Used to track the current state or condition of the duration. 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_flg

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  dur_flg BOOLEAN,  -- duration flag (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  dur_flg as duration_flag
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
dur_flg

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  dur_flg      BOOLEAN,  -- duration flag (true/false flag)
  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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