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otolaryngology arrival time

ent_arrv_tm
clinical
Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The patient arrival time for a ear nose throat specialty. Used to track temporal information related to otolaryngology arrival time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for otolaryngology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

ent_arrv_tm

Category

clinical

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  ent_arrv_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- otolaryngology arrival time (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  ent_arrv_tm as otolaryngology_arrival_time
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Risk stratification and population health analytics
  • CMS-HCC risk adjustment and RAF score calculation
  • Quality measure attribution and HEDIS reporting
  • Clinical data warehouse schema design
  • Value-based care contract performance tracking

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
ent_arrv_tm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  ent_arrv_tm  VARCHAR(100),  -- otolaryngology arrival time (max 100 chars)
  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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