indicator time

ind_tm

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a quality measurement point. Used to track temporal information related to indicator time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for indicator management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

ind_tm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  ind_tm BOOLEAN,  -- indicator time (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  ind_tm as indicator_time
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
ind_tm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  ind_tm       BOOLEAN,  -- indicator time (true/false flag)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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