Patient Locations Tab

The Patient Locations tab defines the locations that are available to the unit.  Patient locations can be used to track where a patient is physically located throughout the episode, starting from Admission during check-in, and then as the patient progresses through the episode and any requests for the episode.

Patient locations can be general (e.g. "Main Lobby" for a checked-in patient, or a general ward) or specific down to numbered cages.  

Patients can be transferred to a new location at any time.  

Add New Patient Location

Click on the Add button to create a new patient location.  The Location Dialog window will open.

Give the new location a name, and a description if desired.

Once added, Patient Locations become available on the Admission Screen, the Patient Record, and the Census screen.

Edit Patient Location

Select the name of the location from the list and click on the Edit button.  Any changes made to a location will apply to episodes going forward.

Set Patient Location as Inactive

Patient Locations cannot be deleted from VetView once they have been added.  If a patient location is no longer going to be used, you can set it as Inactive.  This will remove it from the Admission Screen, the Patient Record, and the Census Screen going forward.

Add Census Charges to Patient Location

Census Charges are the boarding fees that you can automatically add to a patient's bill for overnight stays (or hourly if your hospital uses the hourly census charge options.)  As long as the patient is listed in this location when the API process runs, then this charge will automatically be applied to the patient's bill.  These charges can also manually be applied on the Census screen using the Post Board option, if you would prefer a manual process.

Click on the Add button to add a new census charge.  A product dialog box will appear.  Search for the charge you want to add and the quantity, and click on Save.

The new charge will then appear on the Default Charges for the location.

Default Charges can be deleted at any time, and this will not impact historical information, only new census charges going forward.