Admission through to Discharge

Appointment/Booking

You may choose to create bookings in the Preadmission Entity prior to allocating them to a theatre (or gym, chair, chamber). The appointment can be dragged to the relevant Entity
Double Click on a time slot
Select existing or add new client/patient
Enter other relevant detail. The Appointment Type needs to be flagged as a Theatre Booking in Manage Appointment Types
Select a Standard Procedure

On close and save you will be prompted to create the Admission at this point in time
The Admission is a requirement if using the online PreAdmission Questionnaire

Right-click on the booking in either List or Calendar View and select Informed Financial Consent
If you have previously completed the IFC and Eligibility Check, you will be prompted to edit or create new
As a Standard Procedure (eg: Colonoscopy) had been selected on the booking, the IFC/Estimate of Cost form is prepopulated with the Item Codes as is the Claim Section on the Admission
You would have verified the patient's insurance details
There will be an OEC (Online Eligibility Check) button on the sidebar of the IFC to select to confirm that the patient is covered for this procedure. This will return detail to include any CoPayment and/or Excess that auto updates in Client Insurance
A PrePayment can be taken at this time
Selecting Print will open the IFC in Word for you to make any changes should you wish. This function can be disabled by selecting Disable Word Launch on Generating IFC in Utilities - Configure - Portals
Respond Yes to saving as a PDF in Client Communications
Respond Yes to ... Would you like the client to view this on the Portal. However, if the SMS Trigger has been enabled in Utilities - Configure - SMS, this would have already occurred

If the SMS Trigger has been enabled in Utilities - Configure - SMS, the client will already have been notified to complete the PAQ on their Portal

All patients can be verified at the one time by selecting all in the List (CTRL+A), right-click and Verify
The List View can be customed per user Customising Grid Views – Direct CONTROL Medical (DCM)

On the Patient's arrival, right-click and select Go to Admission to generate the NPPHC for signing on a touch screen
This form saves to Client Communications should you ever be audited. No need to print and scan back in

Select Convert to Invoice
The Invoice will populate with all necessary detail, and you can edit if necessary
The Invoice is automatically associated with the Admission thus populating the Admission with relevant detail
On the Health Fund Contract being met, the IHC button will appear on the sidebar of the Admission for you to transmit the In Hospital Claim (IHC). No need to wait for the Clinical Coder to finalise coding unless your Health Fund Contract is based on the DRG. This certainly assists you with improved cashflow

On Discharge, either
- Select Discharge Summary from the sidebar on the Admission Form, or
- Right-click in List View and select Print - Admissions - Discharge Summary
This Discharge Summary saves in Client Communications and can be auto uploaded to the My Health Record