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survey effective date

surv_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The active beginning date for a patient feedback collection. Used to track temporal information related to survey effective date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for survey management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

surv_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  surv_eff_dt as survey_effective_date
FROM claims;

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