Welch Allyn Connectivity Server - Programmers guide - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
Intended use
The Welch Allyn Connectivity Server (WACS) is an option to the Welch Allyn Acuity ®
Central Monitoring System. WACS consists of a server platform on which one or more of
the following software options are installed:
• The Web Server option makes Adobe ® Portable Document Format (PDF) printout files
available from the Acuity System to certain Web browsers.
• The AcuityLink ® option consists of Clinician Notifier software for non-proprietary
mobile devices and administrative software for WACS. Mobile devices running the
Clinician Notifier software deliver patient alarm information and realtime waveforms
gathered from patient monitors connected to the Acuity Central Monitoring System.
The software enables administrators to track the status of clinician-patient
assignments, and it enables clinicians to track, respond to and view Acuity System
patient alarms, view realtime patient waveforms and view historical alarm details and
waveforms.
• The HL7 Interface options support the following features using HL7 messaging
protocol: export of vital-signs data from the Acuity Central Monitoring System to
hospital CIS/HIS systems, and import of ADT data from hospital clinical information
systems/hospital information systems (CIS/HIS) to the Acuity System.
• The WACS Barcode Scanner option allows clinicians to enter patient IDs and room
numbers into the Acuity System using barcode scanners on some mobile devices
running Clinician Notifier software.
• The Third Party Data Stream Interface option supports sending patient alarms and
equipment alerts in XML format to third party interfaces.
WACS is to be used by authorized health care professionals using standard institutional
procedures and good clinical practice guidelines for patient monitoring. Staff training in
the operation of WACS is essential for optimal use. Users should be skilled at the level of
clinicians, clinical administrators and hospital administrators, with the knowledge and
experience to acquire and interpret patients’ vital signs. Each of these roles is assigned
and associated with specific privileges and scopes. Access privileges are controlled
through passwords.
Individuals using WACS should be familiar with its operation as described in this manual,
and they should understand all warnings and cautions in the manual.