Welch Allyn Connectivity Server - Programmers guide - Manual (Page 59)

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XML interface
The optional Third-Party Data Stream Interface option provides a means of moving patient
identification and patient numeric data between the Acuity Central Station and a facility’s
information system.
To receive XML messages from WACS, a CIS/HIS opens a TCP/IP socket and listens.
When the Welch Allyn Connectivity Server detects an event, it connects to the socket and
sends a message.
The interface provides the following parameters:
Table 24. XML interface parameters
Parameter Content Note
Command Set
Reset When the alarm starts.
When the alarm ends.
SourceID [Patient ID or
Amended ID] Acuity uses this as the unique patient identifier across
the Acuity network.
Sensitivity Lethal
High
Parameter
ApplicationID Welch Allyn
Text [free-format text] Alarm type. A valid alarm string (e.g., Heart Rate 250).
MessageID Event ID For WACS internal use only.
Timestamp [time of the alarm]
GuestName [Full name of the patient]
GuestPhysicalLocation [Assigned location of the patient] Unit and room number.
Parameter [Model name and serial number of
the alarming monitor]
DestinationList [Target recipient ID] Present only if:
- Clinician Notifier option is licensed
- Event Delivery Mode = Escalation
- At least one Primary Respondent assigned