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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 the host 
during its installation. The APM automatically opens new host statistics files and then 
removes them after one week. 
Real-Time 
DisplayThe Statistics display reflects real-time activity in the file when it is in AutoScroll 
mode. When the cursor is positioned on the AutoScroll command, press the Enter key 
to toggle the mode on and off. In AutoScroll mode, the notation A–S appears in the 
bottom right-hand corner of the screen and new messages are scrolled onto the screen 
as they occur. These new messages are appended to the file.
Note:The Current Time and Last Report notations show when the respective reports (i.e. 
last and current) are generated.
Hardcopy PrintThe Print command enables you to make hardcopy snapshots of either the current 
screen or the entire file contents.
MCS Host Interface Administration Menu
Interface Status: Idle    Version:  Asynchronous – 1.0
Options  
View Log File
Erase Log File
Initialize Interface
Terminate Interface
Configuration
Statistics
UNIX
Logout
Enter Option: [ s  ]Host Statistics Files 
07.31–09:52   08.01–10:25
/oai/app/mcs/host/log/07.31–09:52            Tue Aug  17  09:02 am
BEGINNING  OF  DATA
MOREMCS Host Interface Statistics
Last Report:  07/27/12:31:56
Current Time:  07/31/09:52:20
CASE NAME – NUMBER       NUMBER  RECEIVED
Preadmit with Testing – 01:     5
Newborn Admission – 02:     3
Routine Admission – 03:     45
Preadmit with Testing Admission – 04:     0
Emergency Room Registration – 05:     37
Nonrecurring Outpatient Registration – 06:     32
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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 
search the MCS database, select a specific individual or service, and enter an 
alphanumeric message that can be sent to an electronic paging device (beeper) 
through an alphanumeric paging terminal. Access to voice pagers will not be 
provided.
The communications protocol between the MCS and the alphanumeric paging 
terminal will be that recommended by the Personal Communications Industry 
Association, Telocator. The protocol was previously known as the Motorola/IXO 
alphanumeric protocol. The Motorola/IXO protocol was adopted by Telocator in 
September of 1988 as an industry standard for devices accepting input for paging 
requests and is known as Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP).
The preferred access method to the paging terminal is through a serial I/O 
connection. The MCS/BI will also support connection through a modem to a 
remote paging device. A beeper configuration menu will allow the input of a 
modem access number, response timers, and other control parameters.
A list of pre-defined messages that are commonly sent can be accessed by the 
operator. The operator can also enter a specific message at the input prompt when 
required. The pre-defined messages can be modified.
A time stamped record of each page will be saved to a log. This log can be viewed 
and printed to a line printer.
Database FieldsTwo fields in the MCS database contain pager number information. The Pager Id 
field defines a person’s pager address or Personal ID Number (PIN). The second 
field, Pager Dial Number, is a phone number field that is used to dial a user’s 
paging provider or to access a pager that has a discrete phone number. If the 
database contains a dial number, that number will be used to place a call from the 
ATT Console. If the database only contains a pager id, the local paging system will 
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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 TCP/IP. The HIS interface is an RS-232C DTE-to-
DTE full-duplex connection or a TCP/IP network interface. The connection 
between the UAP and Attendant Consoles varies on the type of console equipment. 
For example, the SunRiver VGA stations require DB-9 with pins 2 and 4 not used. 
The connection from the UAP out to the Paging System is an RS-232C DTE. In 
most cases one of the COM ports of the UAP can be used, otherwise, a port from 
a multi-port serial I/O card will be required. (The SunRiver stations have serial and 
parallel ports.) The paging terminal can be any device that can be interfaced using 
an RS-232C and accept the Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP) for paging 
requests.
NEC developed a beeper interface that can accept beeper request from a number of 
application users within the UAP. The beeper software interface can be used by 
both the MCS and other OAI applications (i.e. Dterm applications) concurrently. 
The beeper interface accepts IPC message from applications and communicates 
with the beeper terminal on the RS-232 connection.
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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 format can be provided to other application engineers 
upon request. The message format contains information that allows the beeper 
interface software to accept messages from unknown applications and return 
beeper status information to the application after the beeper request has been 
serviced by the beeper terminal.
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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 of the person to receive the page, and press Enter. If you press 
Enter without typing characters at the Enter Name prompt, the MCS attempts to 
select all of the names in the database that have a beeper number assigned. 
Currently, Physician and Employee records are the only records that contain a 
beeper number field.It is suggested that you enter at least one character of the name 
to be paged in order to limit the length of the database search. 
An example of the results of a database look-up is shown in Figure A-4 on page 5.
Medical Center System Tue Aug 17 09:02 amATT2
On-Line Call Status MCS Status
Attendant Status
DSTr n f r Rtrv DirAsst Quit Park Emerg RedialClear Beeper
Source Name Ext DID AdmitRoom Age DschSx Bed
Destination Name Ext DID AdmitRoom Age DschSx Bed
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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), a screen similar to the one displayed in Figure A-5 on page 6 
appears. The MCS processing of this type of call event is described in “Local Pager 
Process” on page 6. 
If the selected entry does contain a dial number (e.g., John Baker in the example 
above), the MCS attempts to dial the number displayed in the pager dial number 
field. The processing of this type of call event is described in “Dial Number 
Process” on page 8.
Medical Center System Tue Aug 17 09:02 amATT2
On-Line Call Status MCS Status
Attendant Status
DSTr n f r Enter Person to Beep: BA
Source Name Ext DID AdmitRoom Age DschSx Bed Person Pager Id
Unit Up/Down Arrows to move,  to select,  to quit BAKER, JOHN, L. 27010
BATENA, BETTY 10345
BAWATER, NICHOLAS 00123Pager Dial Number
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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 paging system interface software is not installed or not 
active, an error message displays in the Attendant Status field at the bottom of the 
screen when you attempt to use this option.
Figure A-5 below illustrates the Pager Message screen that appears after you select 
a local pager record from the look-up screen illustrated in Figure A-4 on page 5.
Figure A-5   Local Pager Message Screen
From the Pager Message pop-up screen, you can enter a text message to be sent to 
the displayed pager entry.
You can enter your own message or select site definable canned message text or 
both. To display a list of canned message text as illustrated in Figure A-5, expand 
the display. You can usually expand the display by pressing Tab. To scroll through 
the list, press any of the following keys: Tab, Space Bar, UpArrow, and 
DownArrow. Press Enter to select the highlighted message. To exit the input 
screens and return to the Enter Person to Beep prompt, press Esc. Pressing almost 
any other key (e.g., BackSpace or Delete) returns you to the Text Message prompt. 
From the Text Message prompt, press Enter to accept the current text message.
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 Beep: BA
Source Name Ext DID AdmitRoom Age DschSx Bed Person Pager Id
Unit Up/Down Arrows to move,  to select,  to quitPager Dial Number
*** Pager Message ***
Page Name:
Pager Id:
Text Message:BATENA, BETTY
1034591800-759-7243Call Operator
Code BLUE
Code RED
Code YELLOW
Code WHITE
Call Patient
Call Office 
						

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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 Beep: BA
Source Name Ext DID AdmitRoom Age DschSx Bed Person Pager Id
Unit Up/Down Arrows to move,  to select,  to quitPager Dial Number
*** Pager Message ***
Page Name:
Pager Id:
Text Message:BATENA, BETTY
1034591800-759-7243
555-1212
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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 have a pager id. This dial number feature 
has been kept for customers that currently use it. The MCS will attempt to place a 
call from the ATT console using the NEAX2400 OAI make call command. The 
number should contain the required access code data, etc., to place a call as if it 
were being dialed manually from the ATT console. 
After placing a call, the MCS queries the beeper code table of the database. If there 
are any codes in the table, a list of these beeper codes display. (See Figure A-7.) 
The beeper code entries consist of a description field and a numeric code field. 
These numeric codes can be used to describe an event to the person being paged. 
You can use the commands listed at the bottom of the scroll window to move 
within the beeper code display. 
Figure A-7   Beeper Codes Screen
You will need to complete the rest of the paging process manually. Some Wide-
Area paging systems require a Personal Id Number (PIN) to identify the person to 
receive the page. After you enter a PIN, you must enter a numeric code. These steps 
are separated by either tones or voice prompts.
After placing the call and displaying the beeper code screen you can return to the 
main operations menu by pressing Esc. If the MCS is unable to place the call an 
error message will display in the Call Status field at the bottom of the screen.
Medical Center System Tue Aug 17 09:02 amATT2
On-Line Call Status MCS Status
Attendant Status
DSTr n f r
Source Name Ext DID AdmitRoom Age DschSx Bed Unit DownPage To p  o f  F i l e
*** Beeper Codes ***
Beeper Code Name
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BOSKY, FRANK - CALL OFFICEBeeper Code
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