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order onset date

ord_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a clinical service request. Used to track temporal information related to order onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for order management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

ord_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  ord_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- order onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  ord_onset_dt as order_onset_date
FROM claims;

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