Glossary

The following table displays the glossary terms and its corresponding definition.

Term	Definition
Alarm Analytics	Detailed analytics on all alarm data available from medical devices. Analytics include alarms that are not prioritized or processed by middleware but may make "noise in the room."
Alarms	Alarm is an audible, vibratory, or visual signal that a potential or actual hazard exists. Alarms can be generated from a medical device or system such as patient monitor, ventilators, IV pumps.
Alerts	Alert an audible, vibratory, or visual signal that a potential or actual hazard exists. Alerts are generated nurse call, labs, orders and not from medical devices.
Chart	Charts are analytical data represented in graphical format and are located inside a widget and presents.
Chart Options	Chart use JSON formatted configuration information while building the chart. Configuration information such as argument axis configuration, value axis configuration, legends, series colors are also part of chart options.
Conversations	Conversations are aggregation or grouping of messages. Conversations can be unlimited in number. It could be ad-hoc, based on patient, call. It can also be aggregated based on an alarm or event.
Dashboard	An information management tool that is used to track KPIs, metrics and other key data points relevant to a business, department, or a specific process. The dashboard uses data visualizations and simplify complex data sets and provide users awareness of current performance at a glance. Dashboard consists of multiple widgets.
Event Priority	The event (alarm, alert, call) includes source interruption priorities that are available for analytics. Event Priority includes Call Priority (Urgent, Panic, Normal) or Alarm Priority (High, Medium, Low, Urgent).
Event Type	The Event Type (by Interruption Category) Alert—Lab and Order Alarm—Massimo and Patient Monitor Call Interruption Types—Badge, Phone, Broadcast Call, Group Call, and Patient Call Message Interruption Type—Email, Text, Broadcast message or notification, and Group message
Facility	Facility is an individual hospital site available within the organization.
Interrupt	Interrupts are notifications to staff within an enterprise through the Vocera System in the form of calls, messages, alarms, alerts, and so on.
Interrupt Types	Interrupts types are call, texts, notifications, alarms, alerts, and so on.
Interruptions	Interruptions are notifications that stop a person delivering care. Interruptions are alarms, alerts, phone calls, physical hallway conversations, text messages, and so on.
Interruption Analytics	Interruption Analytics are metrics or dashboard data that help with interruption fatigue as well as usage and adoption of technology.
Interruption Category	Interruption Categories are Alarm, Alerts, Messages, and Calls.
Interruption Priority	Interruption Priorities are Urgent, High, Medium, Low, and Normal.
KPI	KPI (Key Performance Indicators) is a mechanism to track performance at an individual, organization or industry level. These indicators are a set of quantifiable measures used to compare performance over a specific period.
Messages	Messages refer to text message received by the users.
Near Real-Time	Typically referred to waveforms and is usually between 5-15 seconds where clinicians expect current information to make clinical decisions.
Notifications	A one-way message received by users and to which users are unable to respond. Notifications are typically delivered to clinicians in bulk to communicate an event such as Code Silver (active shooter).
Receiver	The target of the interrupt. In case of calls, it is the call receiver (user/group), and similarly for messages, it is message receiver (user or group). In case of alarms, it is the staff or staff group that gets the alarm.
Sender	The source of the interrupt. In case of calls, it is the caller. In case of messages, it is the sender. In case of alarms, it is the patient monitor or nurse call (data source).
Widget	A container of one or more charts. Multiple charts are presented in multiple tabs inside a widget.