report start time

rpt_start_tm

technology

Updated 5/16/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a structured clinical summary. Used to track temporal information related to report start time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for report management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

rpt_start_tm

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  rpt_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- report start time (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  rpt_start_tm as report_start_time
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_tm

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  rpt_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- report start time (max 100 chars)
  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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