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specialist start time

spec_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a medical specialty expert. Used to track temporal information related to specialist start time. 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_start_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  spec_start_tm VARCHAR(100),  -- specialist start time
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  spec_start_tm as specialist_start_time
FROM claims;

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