frequency total

freq_tot

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The sum value for a administration timing. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for frequency management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

freq_tot

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  freq_tot INTEGER,  -- frequency total (count/integer value)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  freq_tot as frequency_total
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
freq_tot

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  freq_tot     INTEGER,  -- frequency total (count/integer value)
  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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