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nephrology start date

neph_start_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning date value for a kidney specialty care. Used to track temporal information related to nephrology start date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for nephrology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

neph_start_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  neph_start_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- nephrology start date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  neph_start_dt as nephrology_start_date
FROM claims;

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