report start date

rpt_start_dt

technology

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The effective beginning date of the data period or clinical activity captured in a structured clinical summary. Used across EHR, claims, and pharmacy systems to define reporting windows; data engineers rely on this field for partitioning and time-series filtering.

Standard Abbreviation

rpt_start_dt

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  rpt_start_dt DATE,  -- report start date (date only, no time)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  rpt_start_dt as report_start_date
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
ETL pipeline development and orchestration
Master data management (MDM) programs
Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
rpt_start_dt

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  rpt_start_dt DATE,  -- report start date (date only, no time)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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