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insurer effective date

ins_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a insurance provider organization. Used to track temporal information related to insurer effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for insurer management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

ins_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  ins_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- insurer effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  ins_eff_dt as insurer_effective_date
FROM claims;

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