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record emergency indicator

rec_emerg_ind
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The urgent status flag for a healthcare information document. Used to track the current state or condition of the record. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for record management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

rec_emerg_ind

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  rec_emerg_ind BOOLEAN,  -- record emergency indicator (true/false flag)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  rec_emerg_ind as record_emergency_indicator
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
  • Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
  • ETL pipeline development and orchestration
  • Master data management (MDM) programs
  • Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
record_emergency_indicator

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  record_emergency_indicator BOOLEAN,  -- record emergency indicator (true/false flag)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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