Adding an Instrument
Use the new instrument worksheet to add new instruments to Clinical Flowsheets.
- From the File menu, highlight New and select Instrument. The Create New Instrument pop-up appears.
- In the Name box, type a name for the new instrument. The name appears in the tree view and as the Item Name at the top of the CP Console main window.
- Click OK. The new Instrument worksheet appears.
General
- Optional – In the Comment box, type additional information pertaining to the instrument.
- In the Print Name box, type the name as you want it to appear on the instrument report.
- To make the instrument available in CP Flowsheets, select the Active check box.
- In the Serial Number box, type the serial number of the instrument.
- From the Notification Mailgroup drop-down list, select a local VistA mailgroup. Click in the box and type an alpha character, such as b, p, or r, at which you want the list of mailgroups to begin.
Attachment Processing
- In the Default Ext box, type the default file extension exported by the vendor.
- In the M Routine box, type the routine the instrument uses to process HL7 messages.
- From the Pkg Code drop-down list, select the code of the processing package.
- Select the Delete when submitted check box if the site does not store a duplicate report or the vendor deletes reports because of storage issues.
- From the Valid Attachment Types options, select one or more method of attaching patient data.
Bi-Directional Capabilities
- If the instrument is bi-directional, select the Bi-Directional Instrument check box.
- Type in the IP Address assigned to the instrument, the Port (location) assigned to the instrument, the HL7 Instrument ID for the instrument, and the HL7 UNV SRV ID for the instrument procedure.
- From the HL7 Link drop-down list, select the unique link for the instrument.
Click in the box and type an alpha character, such as b, p, or r, at which you want the list of instrument links to begin.
- Click Save.