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service onset date

svc_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a healthcare activity provided. Used to track temporal information related to service onset 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_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  svc_onset_dt as service_onset_date
FROM claims;

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