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episode discharge date

epsd_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a care period for condition. Used to track temporal information related to episode discharge 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_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  epsd_dsch_dt as episode_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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