Tracking patient movements between rooms, checking in and out etc is handled well by a Registration Module called Bed Control (http://www.va.gov/vdl/VistA_Lib/Clinical/Admis_Disch_Transfer_(ADT)/bc.pdf) where notification of changes can be sent by mail bulletins to the DG BLDG MANAGEMENT mail group. The tracking of maintenance, e.g. cleaning rooms, laundering sheets, when the work was assigned, when the work was done and who did it, etc can be tracked nicely by housekeeping with the Engineering package using work orders (http://www.va.gov/vdl/VistA_Lib/Financial_Admin/Engineering/enus7_0a.pdf)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molly Cheah Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 1:17 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Laundary and Housekeeping Modules The software is not used for pricing or charging for the use of laundry / housekeeping for patient stay in the hospital. It's used for managing these functionalities as part of managing the hospital. Who change the patients' clothes and bed sheets in the hospital and where do you send them for cleaning? When a patient is discharged, who changed the bed sheets for the next patient to be admitted? And what do you do with those sheets? Molly Chris Richardson wrote: >Molly; > > This is a different model than we are used to in the VA. It doesn't mean >that it can't be done, it is just not the way we run our hospitals. I >suspect that the housekeeping and laundry are bundled into the price of the >room/bed (this may not be a standard in the whole US, I have no idea). I >am saying that we are not familiar with this billing option. Might we >extend IFCAP or Fee Basis to include this functionality. Interesting. >There may be other and better fits for this functionality. It may be it's >own functionality, but probably should report to the general accounting >package. > > The more detail that can be provided, the better we can identify where it >goes, or is it completely new functionality. > > Best wishes; Chris > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Molly Cheah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> >Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 8:31 PM >Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Laundary and Housekeeping Modules > > > > >>Chris Richardson wrote: >> >> >> >>>Molly; >>> >>> Not that I know of, but what is needed? If this is a needed >>>functionality, then it sounds like a new project. What do you see this >>>package doing? What information is needed to be tracked? This is a >>>perfect addition to the VistA Integrated Hospital System. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>The purposes are as follows: >> >>Laundry systems handle all linen transactions dealing with inpatient. >> >>To give an overview on the overall laundry situation in the hospital. >> >> >> >>The Housekeeping system handles all the housekeeping transactions when >>dealing with the inpatient. >> >>Able to increase the efficiency in the management of maintenance, >>monitoring and scheduling the Preventive Maintenance for all medical and >>non-medical equipment throughout the hospital and at the same time >>streamline business processes and work flows. >> >> >> >> >> >>> Got folks who have the need for this package? Are they interested in >>>putting together requirements for this new application? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>The requirements are available. I will send you in a separate e-mail. >> >> >> >>> Are you coming to Boston? If not, we can still represent this idea at >>>our projects meeting. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I'm afraid not Chris. Too expensive! That will be cool. Somehow I'm sure >>its in Vista because it deals with what patients wear in the hospital >>and how patients' bed linen are dealt with when patients are discharged >>from hospital. >> >>Molly >> >> >> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
