Date of Birth and Time Zone Data

Introduction

Synapse stores Date of Birth (DOB) information in the Synapse database as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When used in the Advanced Reports, the DOB is converted to local time.

If you load a study in a time zone that is different from the time zone where it was created, the time and date associated with the DOB might be incorrect. However, a patient's age is correct because Synapse converts both the study date and time and the DOB date and time to the same time zone.