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stay effective date

stay_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a inpatient care duration. Used to track temporal information related to stay effective date. 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_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  stay_eff_dt as stay_effective_date
FROM claims;

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