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session discharge date

sess_dsch_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The hospital release date for a therapy or treatment occurrence. Used to track temporal information related to session discharge 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_dsch_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  sess_dsch_dt as session_discharge_date
FROM claims;

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