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referral end time

ref_end_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The completion time value for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to track temporal information related to referral end time. 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_end_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  ref_end_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- referral end time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  ref_end_tm as referral_end_time
FROM claims;

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