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psychiatric start time

psych_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

psych_start_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  psych_start_tm as psychiatric_start_time
FROM claims;

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