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ophthalmology service date

opht_svc_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The care delivery date for a eye specialty care. Used to track temporal information related to ophthalmology service date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for ophthalmology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

opht_svc_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  opht_svc_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- ophthalmology service date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  opht_svc_dt as ophthalmology_service_date
FROM claims;

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