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pulmonology effective date

pulm_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a lung specialty care. Used to track temporal information related to pulmonology effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for pulmonology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

pulm_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  pulm_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- pulmonology effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  pulm_eff_dt as pulmonology_effective_date
FROM claims;

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