Locations dimension

This dimension stores all of the physical locations that have been billed within the organization, and is used for monthly reporting and provider-level budgeting.

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 dimension

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

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 or editing a location

Due to the large number of records that this table can contain, you might need to use the Filter function described above to find the desired records.

To add or edit a location

  1. In the table, do any of the following:

    • To add a location, select + Add Row. The new row appears at the top of the table.

      IMPORTANT: If you add a new record that already exists in the table, the system will overwrite the original column values with your new entries when you save your changes. We recommend that you review your entries before saving any changes.

    • To edit a location, select the edit icon in the Actions column to open cell(s) for changes.

      NOTE: You cannot edit columns that are grayed out.

  2. Complete the columns, as needed. A description of each column is located in the following "Column descriptions" section.
  3. To cancel the changes made, select the cancel icon in the Actions column. Otherwise, to save them, select the save icon in the Actions column.
  4. When you finish making changes, select Save. After you save, the table shows the new row in order by the LOCATION column.

Deleting a location

Due to the large number of records that this table can contain, you might need to use the Filter function previously described to find the desired records.

To delete a location

  1. Find the location to be deleted, and select the delete icon in the Actions column.

  2. At the Confirm Delete prompt, select OK.
  3. When you finish making changes, select Save.

Column descriptions

This section provides descriptions for each column in the table:

NOTE: The table may display 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.

LOCATION - Code used to represent the location. This must be an alpha code, so an L is prefixed during the import process. Default should be used as the Location code if this dimension is not being used.

The system will not let you save the table if an entry includes one or more of the following:

  • More than the maximum allowed characters
  • Contains one of these characters: \\ / < > : ? | * ' \"
  • Begins with + - =

Description - Describes the location associated with the code.

TIP: To help make reports more readable, we recommend that you do not use all capital letters in the description content.

LocationEntity - Entity location code used to identify the physical location of the department (entity).

TIP: The entity location code is different from the entity code, which is associated with a financial department. For example, departments on a hospital campus may have different entity codes but share the same entity location code because they reside in the same physical area.