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treatment onset date

tx_onset_dt
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The symptom start date for a therapeutic intervention. Used to track temporal information related to treatment onset 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_onset_dt

Category

general

Database Usage

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

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  tx_onset_dt as treatment_onset_date
FROM claims;

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