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hospital date

hosp_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The calendar date value for a inpatient care facility. Used to track temporal information related to hospital date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for hospital management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

hosp_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  hosp_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- hospital date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_dt as hospital_date
FROM claims;

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