ophthalmology modified date

opht_mod_dt

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The record update date for a eye specialty care. Used to track temporal information related to ophthalmology modified 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_mod_dt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  opht_mod_dt DATE,  -- ophthalmology modified date (date only, no time)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  opht_mod_dt as ophthalmology_modified_date
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
opht_mod_dt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  opht_mod_dt  DATE,  -- ophthalmology modified date (date only, no time)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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