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session date

sess_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The calendar date value for a therapy or treatment occurrence. Used to track temporal information related to session date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for session management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

sess_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  sess_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- session date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  sess_dt as session_date
FROM claims;

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