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session effective date

sess_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a therapy or treatment occurrence. Used to track temporal information related to session effective 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  sess_eff_dt as session_effective_date
FROM claims;

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