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episode admission date

epsd_admn_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital entry date for a care period for condition. Used to track temporal information related to episode admission date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for episode management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

epsd_admn_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  epsd_admn_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- episode admission date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  epsd_admn_dt as episode_admission_date
FROM claims;

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