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practitioner start date

prac_start_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning date value for a licensed healthcare provider. Used to track temporal information related to practitioner start date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for practitioner management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

prac_start_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  prac_start_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- practitioner start date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  prac_start_dt as practitioner_start_date
FROM claims;

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