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site effective date

site_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

site_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  site_eff_dt as site_effective_date
FROM claims;

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