Hyperion Data Dictionary

Hyperion Data Dictionary is a web-based application that addresses complex healthcare data dictionary challenges, including non-standardized data definitions and multiple interpretations of a single data concept. Misunderstanding can occur as data definitions and schema frequently change across healthcare groups, divisions, and between institutions. For example, the seemingly simple data concept of patient age distribution can have multiple interpretations and context, such as mean age at diagnosis, current age, or age at encounter.

Our Dictionary provides a shared understanding of data definitions in a searchable environment, allowing users to explore our available data elements through search terms and data tags, or by selecting one of our custom healthcare applications to trace integrated data. The Data Dictionary’s architecture is built upon our custom enterprise Hyperion Data Platform providing data interoperability and management, and leverages our Hyperion Common Data Model harmonizing diverse data schema and naming conventions.

Hyperion Data Dictionary plays a critical role in ensuring high quality healthcare data, by creating clarity around data elements and use cases. The carefully-written definitions in our Data Dictionary serve to reduce data sharing confusion and misinterpretation of data utilization, thus ensuring accurate reporting and analytics within our suite of custom healthcare applications.

Features:

• Search Function:
  • Free-text search through field names, field descriptions, table names, pre-defined data tags or Hyperion application names to explore available data and table information.
  • Select a data tag to view relevant tables and structures.
  • Select a Hyperion application to retrieve integrated data definitions.
• Data Descriptors:
  • ​Search function returns data element names, data definitions, number of fields and rows, data tags, and associated Hyperion applications for tables that satisfy the user’s search. Numbers of table fields and rows are updated in real time.
• Data Integration:
  • ​Integration of 300+ data tables, thousands of data fields, and 100+ internal and external data sources.
• Admin mode :
  • ​Administrator only access for editing field and table descriptions, changing public visibility of tables, adding new tables, and adding or removing data tags assigned to tables.