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stay time

stay_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The time of day value for a inpatient care duration. Used to track temporal information related to stay time. 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_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  stay_tm as stay_time
FROM claims;

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