ADT (admission, discharge, transfer) messages can be received directly from the HIS/EMR, from an engine, or optionally from the LIS. Multiple ADT feeds can be configured for simultaneous receipt of data from multiple systems. Patient information received through the ADT feed is used to:
TELCOR's software can receive admission, discharge and transfer (ADT) messages, which can help validate patient information.
- Validate the patient ID received from the device
- Select an episode/account when the patient ID received from the device is the medical record number
- Provide account number, medical record, as well as other patient information in the result message to the LIS/EMR for those that require more than just a single patient identifier
- Provide data back to device software/devices that send “host query” messages to QML requesting patient information
- Pass the same ADT message received to device software that can accept patient information and used for creating patient lists in their devices
Order messages can be received directly from the HIS/EMR or an LIS. As with the ADT interface, multiple order feeds can be configured for simultaneous receipt of orders from multiple systems. Order messages are written to the ADT and Orders tables in the QML database and used in solicited (ordered tests) result processing to:
- Validate the order number entered into the device
- Select the appropriate order if the patient ID was entered into the device
- Use the ADT information for reference range processing and flagging when sending results directly to the EMR
An orders interface is not required if the order/accession number was scanned into the device. The results will be sent as a solicited result with the sample ID entered/scanned.
A single QML system can be configured to process both unsolicited results with or without an ADT interface and solicited results with or without an Orders interface.