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equipment onset date

equip_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a medical apparatus. Used to track temporal information related to equipment onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for equipment management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

equip_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  equip_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- equipment onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  equip_onset_dt as equipment_onset_date
FROM claims;

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