2014 Feature Enhancements
Version 6 and Beyond
Presented by: Jason Wilson, VP R&D
First, a note about…
“Features”
vs.
“Solutions”
Solutions, Solutions, Solutions!
IT Systems
Monitoring
Patient
Portering
Appointment
Reminders
Public
Alerting
Centralized
Switchboard
Bed Status
Nurse Call
Notification
Patient
Queuing
Fall Risk
Reduction
Patient
Monitoring
Housekeeping
OR
Workflow
Building
Management
Infant
Abduction
Solutions, Solutions, Solutions!
IT Systems
Monitoring
Patient
Portering
Appointment
Reminders
Public
Alerting
Centralized
Switchboard
Bed Status
Nurse Call
Notification
Patient
Queuing
Fall Risk
Reduction
Patient
Monitoring
Housekeeping
OR
Workflow
Building
Management
Infant
Abduction
Connexall Features
are the Tools
with which we
Build Connexall Solutions
Let’s start with the tool box…
• Connexall is comprised of over a 100+
individual software components: servers,
clients, utilities, drivers, etc.
• All of these parts are compiled and packaged
together into a major “release” or “build”
– Denoted by a major version number “i.e. 3.0, 4.0,
5.0, etc.”
• Each release typically has a significant new
feature offering or unique “theme”
Past Major Connexall Product Releases
•Architecture
•Core Functionality
•High Availability
•Location Services
•User Object
•Assignment Sharing
Plus every release incorporates enhancements to…
Integrations + Workflow Tools + System Performance
Since Version 5, We’ve Been Busy!
And the Theme for Connexall Version 6 is…
•Reporting!
and of course…
• More Integrations!
• More Workflow Tools!
• Better Performance!
Opening the Version 6 Toolbox…
“You can’t manage what you can’t measure”
Legacy Connexall Reporting
• Comprehensive reports have existed in
Connexall since version 1.0
• Reports were “baked” into the product
– Easy to deploy and access
• Wide array of tabular and graphical
formats
Legacy Reporting Challenges
• Reports were designed to be very generic, to
work with any/all solutions.
– Some terminology used in the reports was not familiar
to some users
• Legacy reporting framework lacked key
functionality:
– Scheduling
– Customization
A New Reporting Framework: SSRS
SSRS Reports: What Are They?
• A suite of 16+ comprehensive Connexall activity
reports based on Microsoft SQL Server
Reporting Services
– Tabular, chart, trend, heat-map, and gauge styles
• SSRS enables “web-based” reporting via a
standard browser
• Allows anyone in enterprise to access Connexall
reports (with appropriate permissions).
SSRS Reports: Key Advantages
• Reporting can now be decoupled from Connexall
source code
• New or modified reports can now be created without
having to deploy updated Connexall executables.
• In addition to browser, key SSRS reports can be
launched via the legacy DAC report dialog.
• Maintains seamless compatibility and user experience
for legacy sites.
• Faster report generation
• Reports are rendered on the server, not the client
workstation.
SSRS Reports: Key Advantages
• Scheduled reports!
• A long-standing feature request that wasn’t practical
using legacy reporting.
• Supports the creation of “Linked” reports
• Allows a simplification of input criteria for specific
units, users or departments in the facility
• Custom reports!
• Through your own in-house DBA/analyst resource
• Through engagement of Connexall professional
services
SSRS Reports: System Requirements
• Requires SQL Server 2008(R2) and Microsoft Reporting
Services 2008 SP2 or higher.
• Reports are deployed and managed using Microsoft
SSRS Report Manager
• Connexall CDC client is required to supply activity data
into the SQL Server database.
• Installation package includes:
– 16+ Report Definition files (RDL)
– SQL Server script file (auto-configures required stored
procedures, functions and extended properties)
Opening the Version 6 Toolbox…
New “WTC” Notification Clients
• WTC SpectraLink XML
• Supports latest generation of
SpectraLink WIFI phones, with
“personal alarm” support
• Support for new “PIVOT” Android
device.
• Waveform display capable
• WTC-Kirk XML RPC
• Supports full family of Kirk DECT
wireless phones (SpectraLink)
New “WTC” Notification Clients
• WTC NEC DMLS
• Supports NEC DECT wireless
phones
• WTC XMPP/Jabber
• Supports XMPP "instant messaging"
solutions from Cisco and others
• WTC-GCM (and corresponding
Android APK)
• Support for “Google Cloud
Messaging
New “RPC” Integrations
Secure Clinical Messaging
• Imprivata Cortext
• Cloud-based SaaS solution
• iPhone / Android
• Desktop
• CellTrust Secure SMS
• Cloud or appliance
• Android / iPhone / BBOS
New “UEC” Integrations
User Exchange Client
• Rauland Assignment Sharing (inbound)
– Requires Rauland Staff Assignment Interface (SAI)
– Supports “Set Staff On Duty”, “Set Staff On Break”,
“Assign Device to Staff”, “Assign Staff to Location”
(latter incorporates location + team + level)
• ODBC Database Assignment Sharing (inbound)
– Uses a shared set of database tables to allow a 3'rd
party to update the internal Connexall user (staff) and
device assignments.
• Add/Remove User-to-Group Assignments.
• Add/Remove User-to-Device Assignments.
New “HIC” Integrations
Healthcare Informatics Client (HL7)
• Implemented the IHE-ACM-PCD
• Open standard for communicating clinical alarms
• Connexall operates as “Alarm Manager” actor.
• Covidien “VitalSync”
• vents, capnography, pulse-ox
• Welch Allyn “Connex CS”
• Patient monitoring
New “HIC” Integrations
Healthcare Informatics Client (HL7)
• iSirona “DeviceConX”
– Medical device aggregator
• Excel Medical
– BedMaster Ex
• Physiological waveform acquisition
• Includes PDF waveform import
– BedComm
• Medical device aggregator
New “SIC” Integrations
• Hill-Rom Watchchild
• Fetal Monitoring
• Philips IntelliVue
Guardian
• Trending / EWS
• Austco Tacera
• Nurse Call
• Sincron
• Nurse Call
• Securtron
• Fire Alarm System
• Notifier AM3030
• Fire Alarm System
• COMP2
• Paging Emulation
• Visiplex
• Paging Emulation
Even More New Integrations!
• SOC Standard Output Client
• Singlewire InformaCast (overhead IP
messaging, mass notification)
• Dynamic Label Printer (kiosk)
• WOC Wallboard Output Client
• Advanced Network Devices (AND) IP
wallboards/clocks
Enhanced Integrations
•LSC: Ekahau RTLS
•SIC: OPC DA
•WTC-Vocera
•WTC-Cisco (CM lookup by ext.)
•SIC: GE Patient Monitoring
•WTC-Ascom
•RPC: SNPP
•SIC: Stryker iBed
•VRC/VIC
•UEC: Hill-Rom Assignment Sharing
•WOC: EZ-95
•RPC-WCTP (Voalte)
•WTC-APNS
•WPC browser support
•WTC-SpectraLink OAI
•HIC: Philips PDI
•SIC: Data Masters Tone Generator
New “WSC” Web Services Client
• Implements a simple web service API based on REST and
JSON
• API calls to access/control callpoints, locations, users, plans,
active alarms
• Integrate web (AJAX/Web2.0) and other applications running
in browsers and/or mobile devices to Connexall.
• Intrinsic HTTP file server (to serve JavaScript application files,
etc.)
• Authentication and permissions managed via Connexall user
object
• Enables custom active alarm clients, virtual callpoint
triggering, messaging, user login/logout, etc.
Opening the Version 6 Toolbox…
New System Management Tools
• Connexall Performance Monitoring
– System metrics
• FBU Fast Back-Up Utility
• Automatic Log Archiving
• User Record Import
– Automatic device associations
• User Group Import
– Automatic alias associations
• Icon Export (used with SSRS reports)
• Callpoint Cloning
Opening the Version 6 Toolbox…
Improved UI Interfaces
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Expanded virtual callpoint option prompting
“Anywhere” device forwarding
Night Mode display
User device auto-naming
Hide logged-out users from realtime
assignments
• Easy edit user/device assignments
• VCP triggering via external control file
Platform Enhancements
• CSOF runtime tokens
• CSOF “do-not-dispatch”
• Expanded binary attachment support
• ZIP, URL, etc.
• Legacy reporting enhancements
• Dynamic custom data lookup within
callpoint events
Opening the Version 6 Toolbox…
“Bypass Suspend on Count”
• The Connexall “suspend” feature can
greatly reduce alarm fatigue by filtering
sporadic short duration events that are
clinically irrelevant.
• However for some clinical alarms, a given
number of sporadic events within a certain
period of time can signify a problem that
does require the caregiver’s attention…
Normal Suspend Feature
Bypass Suspend on Count
What Awaits Down the Road?
• Expanded Assignment Sharing
Architecture
– Rauland “Publisher”
• Secure Text Messaging
– Intrinsic “Connexall Secure
SMS”
• GE Waveforms via Carescape
• And even more integrations!
Thank you!