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eligibility discharge date

elig_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a coverage qualification status. Used to track temporal information related to eligibility discharge date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for eligibility management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

elig_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  elig_dsch_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- eligibility discharge date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  elig_dsch_dt as eligibility_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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