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metric discharge date

mtr_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a quantified performance value. Used to track temporal information related to metric discharge date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for metric management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

mtr_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  mtr_dsch_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- metric discharge date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  mtr_dsch_dt as metric_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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