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surgeon start time

surg_start_tm
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The beginning time value for a surgical procedure specialist. Used to track temporal information related to surgeon start time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for surgeon management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

surg_start_tm

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  surg_start_tm as surgeon_start_time
FROM claims;

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