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facility onset date

fac_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

fac_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  fac_onset_dt as facility_onset_date
FROM claims;

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