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Statistics Option
Use the Statistics option on the MCS Host Interface Administration Menu to display 
any selected time-stamped file containing statistics by category of input.
Figure 13-5   Interface Statistics
Display 
ContentsThe fields in the display (e.g., Preadmit with Testing, Newborn Admission, etc.) are 
derived from the types of records that are sent from the host and defined for...

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Appendix A  BEEPER INTERFACE
Overview
This section specifies the features and basic operation of NEC’s Medical 
Controller System alphanumeric paging interface. The MCS offers multiple 
databases that can be used to make and join callers to hospital staff and services. 
The MCS Beeper Interface (MCS/BI) will provide the operator with a facility to 
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Architecture
This section provides information about the architecture of the beeper interface in 
order to give you a basic understanding how the beeper interface operates.
The following diagram depicts connectivity between the NEAX2400, the MCS, 
and a Hospital Information System (HIS). A brief explanation of the connections 
is provided below.
Figure A-1   Beeper Connectivity
The OAI link is either X.25 or...

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A basic diagram of the beeper software interface is presented below. The diagram 
shows some of the basic UNIX internal’s that will be required to process a message 
from an OAI application to the beeper terminal. The diagram might not be an 
accurate representation of the actual software interface since some of the details 
have been left out.
Figure A-2   Beeper Software Interface
The NEC defined message...

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Using the Beeper Interface
To launch the Beeper function, press B on the console keyboard or use the arrow 
keys to select the Beeper command and press Enter while the main operator menu 
is displayed. (All operator functions are launched from the main menu.) The 
command line is replaced with a prompt for you to enter the name of the person to 
receive a beeper page. 
Figure A-3   Console Screen
Enter the name...

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Figure A-4   Database Beeper Number Display
If more than one record is selected from the database, you must use the arrow keys 
to highlight the proper entry. To select the entry, press Enter. To return to the Enter 
Person prompt where you can change or add letters to the name look-up, type the 
desired character. 
If the selected entry does not contain a dial number (e.g., Betty Batena in the 
example above),...

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Local Pager 
ProcessLocal pager records are those that have a pager ID but do not have a dial number. 
If you selected a local pager from the display list, follow the information provided 
in this section. For information about records that contain a dial number, see “Dial 
Number Process” on page 8. 
The local page feature requires a connection to a local paging terminal system and 
interface software. If the...

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A beeper interface message is sent to the local beeper interface. If the interface is 
not accepting messages, an error message will display at the bottom of the Pager 
Message screen. 
Figure A-6   Pager Message Error
BAKER, JOHN, L. 27010
BATENA, BETTY 10345
BAWATER, NICHOLAS 00123
Bottom
Medical Center System Tue Aug 17 09:02 amATT2
On-Line Call Status MCS Status
Attendant Status
DSTr n f r Enter Person to...

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Dial Number 
ProcessThis section describes the processing of a database entry that contains a dial 
number. If you selected an entry that contain a dial number from the display list 
illustrated in Figure A-4 on page 5, follow the information provided in this section. 
For information about records that do not contain a dial number, see “Local Pager 
Process” on page 6.
An entry that has a dial number can also...