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mortality onset date

mort_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a death rate measure. Used to track temporal information related to mortality onset 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_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  mort_onset_dt as mortality_onset_date
FROM claims;

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