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treatment effective date

tx_eff_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

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

Standard Abbreviation

tx_eff_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  tx_eff_dt as treatment_effective_date
FROM claims;

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