Bed Management - Cal-PM
Manage inpatient bed assignments.
- Go to: Avatar PM > Client Management > IP/Residential Management > Bed Management
- Select the Unit and the Room.
- Select Print Current Bed Status Report to print a current bed status report.
- Select Bed Management to display a grid showing the unit and bed assignments by date. Use the buttons to right of the calendar to modify bed assignments and produce reports.
Reserve:
- To reserve a bed, select an unassigned slot on the grid and select Reserve.
- Search for the desired client using any of the following criteria:
- Name/Client ID
- Alias
- Claim Number
- Social Security Number
- Date of Birth
- Facility Chart Number
- The Date defaults to today's date.
- Select whether the Priority for this assignment is High, or Standard.
- Click Submit.
- To swap two clients' bed assignments or move a client into a different empty bed:
- Select a client to move and click the Switch button. The Switch Beds section automatically populates the bed assignment for the selected client in the Bed 1 field.
- On the grid, select either an empty bed, or another client bed.
Note: If switching with another occupied bed, the second bed selection must be for a date after the initial selection. - Modify the Date and Time for the switch, if needed.
- If at any time you need to clear your bed selections, click the Restart button. This returns you to Step 1, but keeps the Switch Beds section open.
- Click Switch.
- To swap two clients' bed assignments or move a client into a different empty bed:
Delete:
- To delete a bed assignment, make your selection and click Delete, then click Confirm.
Print Reports:
- Click Print Bed Status to launch the Current Bed Status Report.
- Click Print Client Report to launch the Bed Management Client Inquiry report.
Search:
- To search for a specific client bed assignment, click Search.
- In the Client field, you can perform a search based on any of the following criteria:
- Name/Client ID
- Alias
- Claim Number
- Social Security Number
- Date of Birth
- Facility Chart Number
- Click Search. The results page populates with all assignments meeting the search criteria.
- You can toggle between the results page and the search by using the Search and Previous Results radio buttons.
- Double-click on a result item to locate the assignment on the grid.
Edit:
- To edit an existing bed assignment, select a bed assignment on the grid and click Edit.
- In the Room and Board Billing Code field, select which of the room and board billing codes to apply to this assignment.
- In the Admission Charge Billing Code field, select which admission charge billing code to apply to this assignment.
- In the Daily Charge Code field, select which of the daily charge codes to apply to this assignment.
- In the Time field, enter the time for the edits to take effect.
- Click OK.
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