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hospital effective date

hosp_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a inpatient care facility. Used to track temporal information related to hospital effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_eff_dt as hospital_effective_date
FROM claims;

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