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practitioner start time

prac_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a licensed healthcare provider. Used to track temporal information related to practitioner start time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  prac_start_tm as practitioner_start_time
FROM claims;

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