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encounter deleted date

enc_del_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The record deletion date for a healthcare service interaction. Used to track temporal information related to encounter deleted date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for encounter management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

enc_del_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  enc_del_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- encounter deleted date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  enc_del_dt as encounter_deleted_date
FROM claims;

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