LAN/WLAN Data Export
Efficia CM Series Data Export Guide 2-5
Message Conventions
Observation Reporting (ORU) Message Syntax
The Unsolicited Observation Reporting (ORU) message that the monitor sends to the
server contains patient data, including:
• Patient information
– Medical Record Number (MRN) or other ID used as the patient identifier
– First Name
– Middle Name
– Last Name
– Gender
– Age
– Height
– Weight
• Monitor Name
• Location ID (also called Bed ID)
• Transaction ID (also called Visit Number, Account Number, Finance Number (FIN))
• Operator ID
• Department
• Admit Time
• All measurements currently available on the monitor
• Any high or low alarms that have occurred since the data was last exported
DT Data type of the field. Some common data types are:
• ST = String
• NM = Numeric
• TS = Time stamp
• CE = Coded element
Len Maximum length of the field (for primitive types only).
Usage Indicates whether the field is required or conditional in the segment. The
abbreviations are:
• R = Required element
• RE = Required, but can be empty
• C = Conditional – based on predicate evaluation
• CE = Conditional, but can be empty
Min Minimum number of occurrences.
Max Maximum number of occurrences.
Table Number of the HL7 table containing valid values for the field.
Sample Value An example of the data field contents.
Character Description
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