Direct Admit
Direct Admits are used for patients who are admitted directly to a unit from places like Physicians Offices and Long-Term Care Facilities, bypassing the typical Intake Areas such as the ED or Procedural Area. This feature ensures that the Receiving Unit and Admitting are aware of the incoming patient. If your site uses Transfer IQ®, direct admits are automatically entered through the Transfer IQ® application.
Where you can find this feature: Patient Placement module.
How Direct Admits Work
Functionality
Direct Admits differ from other bed requests as Patient Placement needs to provide a Bed Assignment at the time of request entry. Patient Placement is also responsible for activating the RTM Timer for Direct Admits.
Workflows
Enter a Direct Admit:
Click on the New PreAdmit icon.
A blank Patient/Placement Details box will open.
Enter the patient's information, including:
Last Name
First Name
Age/DOB
Gender
Admit Diagnosis
Comments (include that the patient is a Direct Admit, their origin, and if they are an Inpatient or Observation patient)
Origin Unit (Patient Placement Origin Unit)
Target Unit
Click the Save and Close button.