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referral paid date

ref_pd_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The payment date for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to track temporal information related to referral paid 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_pd_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  ref_pd_dt as referral_paid_date
FROM claims;

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