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operation time

op_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a surgical intervention. Used to track temporal information related to operation time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for operation management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

op_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  op_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- operation time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  op_tm as operation_time
FROM claims;

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