robertrambo wrote on Tuesday, April 02, 2013:
sdk? cant edit ;{
drkay wrote on Tuesday, April 02, 2013:
Well, that’s a bummer. I really don’t want to buy a different machine, but I’d consider it if it means I could avoid having to have a Windows machine only for this. Anybody know of any “more open” monitors?
sunsetsystems wrote on Tuesday, April 02, 2013:
I wonder if the SDK is even necessary. On the Welch Allyn web page for the product it says “Now available with wireless connectivity option to transmit vitals directly to your hospital EHR!”. That doesn’t sound like activex to me. More likely HL7 via some standard networking protocol. And if they can send HL7 to a server, we should be able to figure out how to accept, parse and store the data.
So, recommend you find out what that statement means and if you can get some details without an NDA.
robertrambo wrote on Friday, April 05, 2013:
Dr Kay
Rod
I think I found what you are speaking of Rod here most distributor I talked with this week offer similar solutions
http://www.welchallyn.com/wafor/hospitals/emr_connectivity/connex_demo/connex.html
Do you have connex software?
This is the device interface for the Welch Allyn Products
Just trying to do some follow up on this subject apparently there is a batch wireless upload we maybe able to import
Details are still unclear
Would like to have a wiki product comparison page for this purpose willing to maintain
-Rob
robertrambo wrote on Friday, April 05, 2013:
Rod
You are the man HL7 here ->
http://www.welchallyn.com/documents/Patient%20Monitoring/Vital%20Signs%20Capture/Connex%20Data%20Management%20System/connex_specs.pdf
Ok so does not seem like its to be too hard for a support pro to pick this up for Dr Kay
I think every vendor would like access to these import fixes as they are made for the devices.
Also each vendor may want to be listed in the wiki file if it becomes available so they may provide the appropriate plugin.
I am still looking for a copy of the software (connex)
-Rob
tmccormi wrote on Friday, April 05, 2013:
Rob,
MI2 is already working on this with Dr Kay. Connex appears to be SW you must purchase from WelchAlynn, but there is not much info there, for sure it is a windows solution, but may still be a way to interface with their devices. Whatever we end up doing will get into the project as a “connector” of some sort if at all possible under the terms.
-Tony
yehster wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
This doesn’t really add any substance to the discussion, but
I found GE’s commercial on hardware/software connectivity amusing.
wa-emr-mgr wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
The Welch Allyn Spot LXi and the Connex VSM 6000 series (CVSM) monitors have a built-in USB port for connectivity with a Windows-based PC. An interface is necessary in order to pull the data from the device in real-time mode. Welch Allyn provides a free Software Development Kit (SDK) to companies who qualify and who provide us with the details of their organization. 32 bit and 64 bit drivers are available for Windows O/S as well as Virtual Channel Client (VCC) for thin client environments. A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is required in order to protect our intellectual property rights and to allow use of the source code and files. We reserve the right to review, qualify and deny requests for our SDK and handle these requests on an individual basis.
wa-emr-mgr wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
Welch Allyn has a very large number of partnerships with EMR/EHR companies. These companies have used the Welch Allyn Software Development Kit (SDK) to build an interface and/or integration to our vital sign devices. For a partial list of EHR partners, please visit:
www.welchallyn.com/wafor/connectivity/emr_partners_page1.htm
wa-emr-mgr wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
The Connex VM software is a windows-based server application available to hospitals and clinics. It enables connectivity of Welch Allyn’s Connex brand monitors via wired/wireless Ethernet. It requires a windows-based server. Please contact your local Welch Allyn sales representative for addtional information about our products or call Welch Allyn at (800) 535-6663.
drkay wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
Does anyone know of a non-Welch Allyn device that I could use so we don’t have to use Windows to get this type of functionality?
robertrambo wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
Wine allows you to run windows apps on linux
yehster wrote on Monday, April 15, 2013:
USB drivers for “proprietary devices” under wine will no doubt be a challenge, if possible at all.
http://wine-wiki.org/index.php/Drivers#USB_drivers
http://wiki.winehq.org/USB
robertrambo wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
In reality all we want is a csv file from the unit a data export that can be imported to our db
So the question is can the location be mapped and the memory mounted perhaps?
drkay wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
I think I may have just found what I’m looking for. This device has a LAN (ethernet) jack on the back for “Data output in HL7 format”! Bummer to have wasted money on the Welch Allyn device. I wonder how those sell on Craigs List. 
sccomputers wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
OK so I’m intrigued. DrKay did you find something other than a Welch Allyn device? If so would you mind sharing? If importing HL7 data does the Import pop-up allow for pasting in the HL7 data straight into the chart or is MI2 going to have to develop an interface. If you are having an interface developed any chance in getting it released into the open source project?
drkay wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
Sorry, I forgot to paste the link. It’s a Philips device:
drkay wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
I requested their HL7 guide via their web form.
sccomputers wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
Nice. It looks like they are run $1k on eBay and $2k new. Is it too much to ask for one vendor to produce reliable inexpensive Vitals, Spirometry, EKG, EEG, EMG, Ultrasound and scales with built in wireless HL7 interfaces? Ah, perhaps next year.
robertrambo wrote on Tuesday, April 16, 2013:
There is a real need for a wiki product comparison page to be started on these devices for OpenEMR IMHO