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episode effective date

epsd_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a care period for condition. Used to track temporal information related to episode effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  epsd_eff_dt as episode_effective_date
FROM claims;

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