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physician onset date

phys_onset_dt
provider
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

phys_onset_dt

Category

provider

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  phys_onset_dt as physician_onset_date
FROM claims;

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