Observation Reporting (ORF) Message Syntax
Serial Data Export
3-16 Efficia CM Series Data Export Guide
Common Order (ORC) Segment
The ORC segment in the ORF message transmits the monitor name.
Example:
This ORC segment contains the monitor name MONITORABC:
ORC|NW|||||||||||||||||MONITORABC<CR>
The following table describes each field in the ORC segment.
Observation Request (OBR) Segment
The OBR segment in the ORF message identifies the type of data being exported, the
date and time that the measurements occurred, and the ID of the person taking the
measurements. If the monitor is sending trend data, the data type in the OBR segment is
MONITOR.
Examples:
This OBR segment identifies the type of results as trend data. The measurements
occurred at 12:45:00 pm on May 10, 2014 and were collected by OPERATOR12.
OBR||||MONITOR|||20140510124500|||OPERATOR12<CR>
The following table describes each field in the OBR segment.
44 Admit Time Time when
patient is
admitted in the
format
YYYYMMDDHH
MMSS
NM 14 RE 0 1
Seq Field Description DT Len Usage Min Max Table Sample Value
Seq Field Description DT Len Usage Min Max Table Sample Value
1 Order
Control
The function of
the order
segment. For
example,
NW = new order.
ID 2 R 1 1 0119 NW
18 Entering
Device
Identifies the
physical device
(monitor) used
to enter the vital
signs
measurements.
CE 250 R 1 1
18.1 ID Monitor name. ST 10 R 1 1 MONITORABC
Seq Field Description DT Len Usage Min Max Table Sample Value
4 Universal
Service
Identifier
The identifier
code for the
requested
measurement.
CE 250 R 1 1