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referral completed date

ref_cmpl_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The service completion date for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to track temporal information related to referral completed date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for referral management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

ref_cmpl_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  ref_cmpl_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- referral completed date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  ref_cmpl_dt as referral_completed_date
FROM claims;

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