Fixed Records

Synthea Fixed Records

Synthea has a feature that allows for fixed demographic information, sometimes referred to as fixed records. Users are able to supply demographic information to Synthea that will be used within the simulation and exported in the records that are generated. Further, users can submit multiple sets of demographic information for the same person. This is used with Synthea's split record feature to simulate the types of variation in demographic information typically found across information systems. As an example, a person may have their first name listed as "William" in the electronic health record system of their primary care provider, but their first name may be "Bill" in the electronic health record system of an urgent care provider. This differing demographic information can be provided to Synthea and it will export records where one lists the first name as "William", while another lists it as "Bill".

Note - This is an experimental feature that is undergoing heavy revision on the fixed-records-enhancements branch. Expect the format and behaviors of this functionality to change

How it works