What makes your interface different from Capsule?. Basically in both cases the user has to pay additional cost to retrieve patient data.
Think of it this way: if you write a client for the LAN data export interface, and have that client forward the same data to your EMR in a format that your EMR understands, how much would that cost you in terms of time and money?
If you answered "Low", then that is the best path, as the LAN data export from the MX800 is free of charge.
If you would rather invest those resources elsewhere, Capsule offers you that client, converting the data from the monitor to the format your EMR understands. The IntelliVue Information Center offers you an independent HL7 stream (generated by data it gets from the monitor) and sends it your EMR with MDIL coding. If your EMR does not support MDIL standard, you need an HL7 broker (either commercial or freeware) to translate.
I guess the concept of Plug N play device is far fetched at the moment even with the implementation of IHE standards.
The biggest problem with the concept of a plug and play device is defining whom it plays with, and what it plays. In order for a complex mix of devices and systems to be plug and play, you need to reduce the functionality of the whole system to the level of the lowest common denominator. This is just one of the many issues that need to be addressed.
