Philips Efficia CM Series - Observation Reporting (ORF) Message Syntax

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Efficia CM Series Data Export Guide 3-9
Observation Reporting (ORF) Message Syntax
Observation Reporting (ORF) Message Syntax
The Observation Reporting (ORF) message is used to report patient data as a reply to a
query. It may contain any of the following information:
• 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 parameters currently available on the monitor
Note — The person configuring the monitor specifies which patient identifiers are
required or optional, and selects the primary identifier. For information about
configuring patient IDs, see the Efficia CM Series Patient Monitors Series
Installation and Configuration Guide.
ORF Message Segments
The following table describes the segments within the ORF message:
Segment Description Usage Min Max
MSH Message Header R 1 1
MSA Message Acknowledgement R 1 1
QRD Query Definition (from QRY message) R 1 1
PID Patient Identification R 1 1
PV1 Patient Visit R 1 1
ORC Common Order R 1 1
OBR Observation Request R 1 1