Age dimension

The Age dimension is a reference table used to capture the age of the patient during the loaded encounter. Age is a reference field for the Enc_Patient.Age, Encounter.AgeAtAdmission, and Encounter.AgeAtDischarge. The codes and descriptions used here will generally match your organization's source systems and data standards, however, conversions may be warranted to improve analysis and reporting.

TIP: You can manage your dimension tables by downloading them in spreadsheet form so that you can make larger changes more easily. You can then upload the spreadsheet with the changes back into the system. For more information, see Editing a dimension using a spreadsheet.

Accessing the Age dimension

From the Enterprise Decision Support home page, in the Data Control section, click Data Management > Encounter Dimensions > Age.

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The page can only display up to a maximum of 10,000 records.

NOTE: At this time, you can only add, edit, or delete records in this dimension table directly through Axiom Explorer > Table Library > DSS > Reference > Age in the Windows or Excel Client. For more information, see Opening dimension tables in spreadsheet mode.

Filtering records

To filter records:

  1. Click the funnel icon in the upper left corner of the page.

  2. In the Filter box, you can narrow down the records to display by selecting or creating a filter using the Filter Wizard. To access the Filter Wizard, click Edit. If you are familiar with writing filter statements, you can type the statement syntax directly in the Filter box.
  3. Click Apply.

Column descriptions

This section provides descriptions for each column in the Age dimension table: department

NOTE: The table may display some columns that are related to other Syntellis products or have been created specifically for your organization. Contact your Syntellis Implementation Consultant or Syntellis Support if you need help with these columns.

TIP: In this dimension, you can add custom "grouping" columns to customize the data you want to query into reports. For more information, see Creating or modifying custom columns in dimensions.

Keys

Every table in the database must have at least one key column. Key columns define unique records of data in the table. If a table has one key column, then each value in that key column must be unique and defines a unique record in the table. If a table has multiple key columns, then each combination of values in those key columns defines a unique record in the table.

AGE - A five-character string value entered as an abbreviation. Examples include the following:

  • N for newborn, delivered on-premise

  • 3_H, for a newborn delivered and admitted

  • 1_D for one day old

  • 4_M for a four month old

  • 25 for a twenty five year old