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medication emergency indicator
med_emerg_indgeneral
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The urgent status flag for a pharmaceutical substance. Used to track the current state or condition of the medication. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for medication management and reporting.
Standard Abbreviation
med_emerg_ind
Category
general
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
claim_id VARCHAR(50),
med_emerg_ind VARCHAR(100), -- medication emergency indicator
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
claim_id,
med_emerg_ind as medication_emergency_indicator
FROM claims;Looking for more healthcare terms?
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