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reimbursement effective date

reimb_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a insurance payment. Used to track temporal information related to reimbursement effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for reimbursement management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

reimb_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  reimb_eff_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- reimbursement effective date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  reimb_eff_dt as reimbursement_effective_date
FROM claims;

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