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encounter scheduled date

enc_sched_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned appointment date for a healthcare service interaction. Used to track temporal information related to encounter scheduled 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_sched_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  enc_sched_dt as encounter_scheduled_date
FROM claims;

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