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episode arrival time

epsd_arrv_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The patient arrival time for a care period for condition. Used to track temporal information related to episode arrival time. 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_arrv_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  epsd_arrv_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- episode arrival time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  epsd_arrv_tm as episode_arrival_time
FROM claims;

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