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organization effective date

org_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a healthcare entity or business. Used to track temporal information related to organization effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for organization management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

org_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  org_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- organization effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  org_eff_dt as organization_effective_date
FROM claims;

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