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specialist onset date

spec_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a medical specialty expert. Used to track temporal information related to specialist onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for specialist management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

spec_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  spec_onset_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- specialist onset date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  spec_onset_dt as specialist_onset_date
FROM claims;

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