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infectious disease start date

id_start_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning date value for a infectious disease specialty. Used to track temporal information related to infectious disease start date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for infectious disease management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

id_start_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  id_start_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- infectious disease start date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  id_start_dt as infectious_disease_start_date
FROM claims;

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