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referral scheduled time

ref_sched_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The planned time for a provider-to-provider patient direction. Used to track temporal information related to referral scheduled 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_sched_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  ref_sched_tm as referral_scheduled_time
FROM claims;

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