Ages dimension

This dimension captures the age of the patient during the loaded encounter. 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.

Accessing the dimension

From the Enterprise Decision Support home page, in the Data control section, select Maintain data > Encounter dimensions > Ages.

Filtering records

To filter records

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

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

Adding, editing, or deleting an age

To manage ages in this dimension, you must download the table to make your changes, and then upload the table to load the changes into the Axiom database. For instructions, see Editing a dimension using a spreadsheet.

Column descriptions

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

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

AgeID - The Axiom ID associated with the age.

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