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eligibility service date

elig_svc_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The care delivery date for a coverage qualification status. Used to track temporal information related to eligibility service 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_svc_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  elig_svc_dt as eligibility_service_date
FROM claims;

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