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hospital time

hosp_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a inpatient care facility. Used to track temporal information related to hospital 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  hosp_tm as hospital_time
FROM claims;

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