Hillrom Smart Device Connectivity R1.2.4 Help Center
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- Printable Smart Device Connectivity User Guide
- About Smart Device Connectivity
- Documentation
- Before You Begin
  - Supported Systems and Versions (Compatibility Matrix)
    Smart Device Connectivity currently supports the following systems, devices and versions.
  - Features
    - Customer Organizational Hierarchies
      Hillrom Smart Device Connectivity supports integration through the creation of a hierarchy configuration that represents the customer's organizational structure and location layout. Smart Device Connectivity requires a minimum of five (5) levels to be configured in order to provide a workflow for data from Hillrom devices to flow through to the EMR and/or out to third-party systems. Gateway connectivity also supports receiving EMR/ADT data from the Hospital Information System.
    - Device and System Connections
      Smart Device Connectivity provides integration between Hillrom devices and software, Hospital Information Systems, and various third-party systems. The connectivity is established through the setup of inbound and outbound connections at any level of the hierarchy. Connections configured at an upper hierarchy level will be inherited downward until a connection of the same type has been configured at a lower hierarchy level.
    - ADT (Admit/Discharge/Transfer) Integration
    - EMR (Electronic Medical Record) Integration
    - Lightning Bolt On-Call Scheduling Integration
    - QGenda On-Call Scheduling Integration
    - Receiving Data from Vitals Devices
      Smart Device Connectivity provides support for CSM/CVSM and bed-integrated contact-free continuous monitoring devices.
    - About Dashboard
      The Dashboard enables caregivers to monitor a facility’s patients within each configured nursing unit.
    - About Reporting
    - Voalte Family Messaging
      Voalte Family™ Messaging enables a patient's nurse or doctor to communicate with that patient's family members while the patient is under the provider's care.
    - Virtual Care Solution
    - Bedside Association Enabled by Smart Device Connectivity
    - Scalable and Reliable Architecture
    - System Messages to Site Contacts
      Smart Device Connectivity sends system messages to configured site contacts for certain events, such as expiring certificates, data received in an unexpected format, failure to deliver messages to an outbound connection, and scheduled downtime.
  - How Does Smart Device Connectivity Work?
- Onboarding Instructions
  The term “onboarding” refers to the creation of a connection from a facility’s electronic medical record (EMR) system to Hillrom Smart Device Connectivity. This process cannot be completed unless a virtual private network (VPN) connection has been configured or Certificates have been shared between Hillrom and the customer.
- Troubleshooting Guide
- Additional Resources

EMR (Electronic Medical Record) Integration

Smart Device Connectivity can be configured to receive data from and send data to a hospital HIT (Health Information Technology) system. The data received from the HIT system, such as vitals, labs, medications, or diagnoses, can be provided to configured outbound interfaces including Patient Risk Surveillance, Voalte® Status Board, Voalte, or third-party HL7 interfaces.

Vitals monitoring data received by Smart Device Connectivity can be sent to the EMR. Vitals can be configured to send with a confirmed timestamp or captured timestamp. The use of the confirmed timestamp would allow vitals to be viewed in a single column within the EMR for charting ease.

Standard medical codes and terminology are used by the Smart Device Connectivity when processing received data or preparing data to send to outbound interfaces. Such supported standards include LOINC, SNOMED-CT, MDC, RxNorm, ICD-10, and CPT.