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site arrived date

site_arrv_dt
operations·Updated Jun 23, 2026

Definition

ISO-11179 Definition

The calendar date on which a patient arrives at a care delivery location for a healthcare encounter. Used in scheduling, clinical, and claims systems to establish the encounter start date, support length-of-stay calculations, validate service timelines for billing, and track patient access metrics across care delivery sites.

Standard Abbreviation

site_arrv_dt

Category

operations

Why This Term Matters

Healthcare data terminology is foundational for any data engineer working in this industry. Precise understanding of standard terms enables accurate schema design, reduces downstream data quality issues, and ensures pipelines meet the regulatory and interoperability requirements imposed by HIPAA, HL7 FHIR, and CMS reporting frameworks. Without this foundation, even technically well-built pipelines produce data that fails validation when it reaches payers or regulators.

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