About
Adding An Outpatient To Request Transport.
Steps
Adding An Outpatient To Request Transport
Start by Clicking on the Add Patient Button at the top of the Capacity IQ® Transport screen.
The Add Patient screen will appear.
Enter the needed information in the add patient box including:
Medical Record Number. The patient's medical record number(if known).
Visit Number. Visit Numbers are codes that identify each of the patient's hospital stays.
Patient first name
Patient last name
Campus(if you have access to multiple campuses in your enterprise.)
Date of Birth
Gender
Isolation (if known)
Click Save. Your patient will be created.
After saving, click the Add Transport Request Button.
The Transport Request will open. The following fields will need to be addressed:
Origin (if it auto-populates, verify for accuracy)
Destination
Mode of Travel
Isolation Type
Job Status
Travel Requirements
Setting Origin or Destination
Click on the magnifying glass icon, next to each field. The Find a Location box will appear
In the Search Text field, type the name/room # of the location.
Click in the Check All box to select all units.
Click the Click to Search button. You will see the search results in the Location Results box.
Click on the location and it will highlight Blue. Click on the Select Location Button. You will now see your location displayed in the Origin or Destination field.
Mode Of Travel
Select the appropriate Mode of Travel from the menu.
Isolation Type
Verify that the Isolation is correct.
NOTE:
If the patient has an isolation set in their record, this field will already display an Isolation
Job Status
Pending – The job will be sent to the first available transporter.
Appointment – The job is entered for a specific time. The system will release the job prior to the scheduled time to ensure the patient arrives on time.
Possible – The job is entered into the system but will not be an active request until the job is manually released.
Travel Requirements
To set, highlight requirements in the Available box.
Use the arrow to move to the Selected box.
This can also be done in reverse to remove items.
Now that the fields are completed, click on Save to complete the request. At the top of the Transport Request box, you will now see the job displaying the Job Status you selected.