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ophthalmology time

opht_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a eye specialty care. Used to track temporal information related to ophthalmology time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  opht_tm as ophthalmology_time
FROM claims;

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