At the top of the Admission screen there are a number of buttons, these are described below.
Button | Shows if this admission is... | Description |
|---|---|---|
Admit | discharged | Opens Admit screen |
Discharge | open | Opens the Discharge screen for this admission |
Cancel Discharge | discharged | Cancels the discharge (returns admission to open state). Can only be used if the admission is the current admission or most recent admission. |
Edit Admission | in any state (open, pending discharged or discharged) | Opens the edit screen for this admission |
Cancel Admission | open | Cancels this admission |
New Episode | open | DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE |
Discharge Plan | in any state (open, pending discharged or discharged) | Create a discharge plan for this admission - opens the discharge planning screen |
Copy From | discharged | Copy values from a previous admission into the current admission - open the copy admission screen |
Change Category | in any state (open, pending discharged or discharged) | Change the admission category for this admission - opens the Admission Category screen |
Update Patient Snapshot | discharged | Refresh the current details under discharge - opens the Update Patient Snapshot screen |
Group | discharged | Queues the admission for Grouping via 3M* |
Print SACR Form | in any state (open, pending discharged or discharged) | Prints the SA Cancer Registry form |
Show Cancer Notification | in any state (open, pending discharged or discharged) | This displays notifications to the Cancer Registry - currently active for QLD only. |
*3M grouping licence and subscription required.
Admissions screen
From within the patient record, clicking Admissions allows you to perform different actions depending on whether an open admission exists:
- Admit - Create a new admission (if a current open admission does not exist)
- Pre Admit - Create a Pre Admission record
You can also view and perform actions on:
- Current Admission (some options are under the downward arrow)
Action | Description |
|---|---|
Show | Displays this admission |
Discharge | Opens the Discharge screen for this admission |
Edit | Opens the edit screen for this admission |
Cancel Admission | Cancels this admission |
New Episode | DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE |
Discharge Plan | Create a discharge for this admission |
Change Category | Change the admission category for this admission |
Print SACR Form | Prints the SA Cancer Registry form |
Submit Cancer Notification | This enables a Cancer Notification to be submitted (currently only QLD) |
•Next pre-admission
Action | Description |
|---|---|
Show | Displays this pre-admission |
Admit | Opens the Admit screen for this admission and takes across any fields from the pre-admission (converting the pre-admission into an admission) |
Edit pre-admission | Opens the edit screen for this pre-admission |
Cancel pre-admission | Cancels this pre-admission |
Change Category | Change the admission category for this pre-admission |
Copy | Opens the pre-admission copy screen |
Print SACR Form | Prints the SA Cancer Registry form for this pre-admission |
OEC | Perform Online Eligibility Checking (see OEC Online Eligibility Check) |
•Admission History (listed)
A grid is displayed of all admissions for this patient (with the latest/most recent at the top):
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Admission Date | Admission date |
Discharge Date | Discharge date |
Location | Admission location |
ARN | Admission Record Number (ARN) - this is a click-able hyperlink that takes you to the admission record > edit page |
Coded | Yes - indicates that the admission has been coded No - indicates that the admission is waiting to be coded
Note: CareRight considers adding a DRG to the record as the last step of coding, so if a DRG is present then this field is set to Yes |
Billed | Yes - an invoice has been linked to this admission No - an invoice has not yet been linked to this admission
Note: Every admission needs to be linked to an admission for HCP statutory reporting. If it is not linked, then a validation error will prevent the statutory reporting extract from exporting. |
Invalid Code Warning
It is possible to have a diagnosis or procedure code on an admission which is invalid at the discharge date. This commonly occurs when:
- Copying coding from the previous admission;
- Copying values from any previous admission; or,
- Changing a discharge date after coding (rare).
In order to alert users to this potential situation, an alert will appear on the admissions screen (as shown in the graphic below). In addition, the CareRight system will prevent the admission from being grouped by disabling the Group button and displaying an explanatory tooltip.
