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Overview of the Noah integration

The integration provides the following functions:

• Transmitting patient data from Blueprint OMS to Noah.

• Transmitting audiometric data from Noah to Blueprint OMS.

We have 2 integrations available - local hosting & cloud hosting. What's the difference between the 2?

1. Local hosting is when you have a Noah server in each clinic location. All computers in the office location can connect to it and transfer data but you cannot share data across multiple locations. The clinic hosts their own Noah server and is responsible for daily backups. 

2. Cloud hosting is when you have 1 Noah server for multiple locations. This ensures that data can be shared across multiple locations at 1 time. Blueprint Solutions hosts the Noah server for you and is responsible for daily backups.

Communication between the Noah server and Blueprint OMS is facilitated by a service called BPLink, which runs only on the Noah server. The BPLink will start as soon as the server computer is turned on. 

Local hosting:

If you want to ensure that the BPLink is running on your Noah server, click on your Start menu/Windows icon > start typing services > select Services Desktop app.

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The services menu will open, and you will see the BPLink listed with the status of Running. If you do not see this option, please ensure you are on the Noah server. 

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Setting Pure Tone Average Frequencies

For audiograms transferred from Noah, the frequencies used to determine the pure tone average and calculate the hearing loss severity can now be set within Blueprint OMS. A user with the Maintain pure tone average frequencies user privilege can do this by selecting Noah > Pure Tone Average from the main menu.

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If those frequencies are not set here, Blueprint OMS will default to using 500Hz, 1000Hz, and 2000Hz to calculate the PTA.

Setting other Noah import settings

Since Blueprint OMS has no method of determining the patient's hearing loss type or audiogram shape from the imported audiological data, it assigns a default type and shape to these data sets. To change these defaults, a user with the Maintain Noah import settings user privilege can go to Noah > Noah import settings from the main menu, and set new defaults from the pull-down menus.

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Hearing Loss Severity Limits

To determine hearing loss severity, Blueprint OMS uses the following pure-tone average limits. To have these limits adjusted for your system, please submit a support ticket.

Noah linked users list

Viewing users linked to Noah

1. In the Noah drop-down menu, select Noah linked users list

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Link new Noah user

1. In the Noah drop-down menu, select Noah linked users list

2. Select Create new

3. Select the desired user from the drop-down menu

4. Enter this users' Noah initials 

5. Select Create

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How to get started

1. Traditional (Locally hosted): A Blueprint Solutions technician will perform the NOAH integration on the NOAH server computer at your office. If you have multiple NOAH servers (i.e. for multiple locations), they will perform the integration on each server. This appointment usually takes about 1 hour, and no testing can be done at the time of the appointment.

2. NOAH Cloud Hosting: A Blueprint Solutions technician will grab a copy of your NOAH database and host it in our Cloud Server. If you have multiple NOAH databases, they will need to grab backups of each database and import these files to the Cloud Server. Then they would then need to "point" each NOAH client computer to our Cloud server, so that each computer with NOAH on it can access the database. Each computer that needs access to NOAH will need to be upgraded to the same version. After this Cloud hosting setup has been completed, they will set up the NOAH integration so that information will flow between Blueprint OMS and NOAH.