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mortality effective date

mort_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

mort_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  mort_eff_dt as mortality_effective_date
FROM claims;

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