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practitioner time

prac_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  prac_tm as practitioner_time
FROM claims;

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