physical middle name

pe_mid_nm

clinical

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The middle name or initial for a physical examination findings. Used to display and describe the physical in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for physical management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

pe_mid_nm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  pe_mid_nm VARCHAR(255),  -- physical middle name (max 255 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  pe_mid_nm as physical_middle_name
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
pe_mid_nm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  pe_mid_nm    VARCHAR(255),  -- physical middle name (max 255 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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