room dea number

rm_dea_nbr

general

Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The drug enforcement administration number for a physical patient space. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the room across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for room management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

rm_dea_nbr

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  rm_dea_nbr VARCHAR(9),  -- room dea number (max 9 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  rm_dea_nbr as room_dea_number
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
rm_dea_nbr

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  rm_dea_nbr   VARCHAR(9),  -- room dea number (max 9 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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