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patient scheduled time

pt_sched_tm
member
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned time for a individual receiving medical care. Used to track temporal information related to patient scheduled time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for patient management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

pt_sched_tm

Category

member

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  pt_sched_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- patient scheduled time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  pt_sched_tm as patient_scheduled_time
FROM claims;

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