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system death date

sys_death_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The date of death for a healthcare delivery system. Used to track temporal information related to system death date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for system management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

sys_death_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  sys_death_dt VARCHAR(100),  -- system death date
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  sys_death_dt as system_death_date
FROM claims;

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