episode created time

epsd_crtd_tm

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The record creation time for a care period for condition. Used to track temporal information related to episode created 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_crtd_tm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  epsd_crtd_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- episode created time (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  epsd_crtd_tm as episode_created_time
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Risk stratification and population health analytics
CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
Clinical data warehouse schema design
Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
epsd_crtd_tm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  epsd_crtd_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- episode created time (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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