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hospital emergency indicator

hosp_emerg_ind
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The urgent status flag for a inpatient care facility. Used to track the current state or condition of the hospital. 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_emerg_ind

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  hosp_emerg_ind VARCHAR(100),  -- hospital emergency indicator
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_emerg_ind as hospital_emergency_indicator
FROM claims;

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