schedule scheduled date
sched_sched_dtDefinition
ISO-11179 Definition
The confirmed calendar date on which a patient appointment or clinical service is planned to occur. Recorded in scheduling systems as the primary temporal anchor for the encounter, used in access reporting, appointment reminders, no-show tracking, and care gap closure workflows.
Standard Abbreviation
sched_sched_dt
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