<H2>Creating a patient for PCD Connectathon Tests</H2>  <p> PCD Systems require only a minimal set of parameters. KUDU requires information not needed by PCD systems as of 2009, and does not include some information that PCD requires. The data required by PCD are generated as follows: </p>  <p> Sending System: Company Name and System Identifier (an abbreviation of KUDU assignment) if the company has more than one system in the Connectathon. </p> <p> Medical Record Numbers (MRNs):  <ul> <li> Namespace ID: Two letters that identify the company followed by the year (always 2009 for the systems listed for the 2009 NA Connectathon), three digits to accommodate different patients for the same company with multiple systems. </li> <li> Local ID: The same as namespace ID with the addition of the letter 'L' in front. </li></ul> </p> <p> First and Last Names:  <ul> <li> Last name is a combination of the company name and a few letters relating to the KUDU system identifier. This permits companies to have patients for multiple systems. </li> <li> Select from the patient list to match the desired location. Two patients are available at each location. </li> <li> Additional patients can be added if needed following the pattern established here. </li></ul> </p> <p> Date of Birth: January 1, 1961 for the first patient for any system. Additional patients are on the first of succeeding months.</p> <p> Location: Unless otherwise assigned, one of the following related to the Sending System: </p> <ul> <li> Initials identifying the company followed by 'Surgery, OR-1'</li> <li> Initials identifying the company followed by 'Surgery, OR-2'</li> <li> Initials identifying the company followed by '3 West ICU, 10-1'</li> <li> Initials identifying the company followed by '3 West ICU, 10-2'</li> <li> Initials identifying the company followed by '4 East ICU, 03-1'</li> <li> Initials identifying the company followed by '4 East ICU, 04-2'</li> </ul> <p><strong>When companies have multiple systems, locations are further distinguished by adding -x to the company initials. x is a letter distinguishing each system.</strong></p> <p></p> <p> Mother's Maiden Name, Height and Weight: As provided in the table on the ftp site, but not provided by the ADT system. </p> <p> Physical home address: Required by the ADT system, not used by PCD.</p> <p> The Patient Demographics table for companies and systems in the 2009 North American Connectathon is found at <strong>ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Patient_Care_Devices/Connectathons/PatientDemographics/ <strong></p> <p> Follow the pattern found in the spreadsheet to add companies and systems. </p> 