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service effective date

svc_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

svc_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  svc_eff_dt as service_effective_date
FROM claims;

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