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hospital start time

hosp_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a inpatient care facility. Used to track temporal information related to hospital start time. 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_start_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  hosp_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- hospital start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_start_tm as hospital_start_time
FROM claims;

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