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effective death date

eff_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a coverage start validity. Used to track temporal information related to effective death date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for effective management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

eff_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  eff_death_dt as effective_death_date
FROM claims;

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