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stay datetime

stay_dttm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The combined date-time value for a inpatient care duration. Used to track temporal information related to stay datetime. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for stay management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

stay_dttm

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  stay_dttm VARCHAR(100),  -- stay datetime
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  stay_dttm as stay_datetime
FROM claims;

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