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eligibility time

elig_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a coverage qualification status. Used to track temporal information related to eligibility time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  elig_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- eligibility time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  elig_tm as eligibility_time
FROM claims;

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