HA HA! There is that rabbit! Pulled out of a hat again by the magician himself. ;-)
On Saturday 26 March 2005 01:55 pm, Cameron Schlehuber wrote: > 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. 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