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Version: 3.1

How to assign a location to an encounter

Overview​

This flow describes how to record the place in the facility that the patient occupies during an encounter. Care keeps the full location history of the encounter.

Pre-requisites​

  • The encounter is open, and you record the location for that encounter.
  • Your administrator has set up the locations and the beds of the facility.
  • You have the permissions listed below.

Permissions​

PermissionAccess
Update Encounter non clinicalAssign a location to the encounter

Admin, Doctor, Nurse, and Facility Admin hold this permission. Your administrator grants a role to you through a department of the facility.

Steps​

1. Open the encounter​

Select Patients in the facility menu. Select the patient, then select the encounter.

The overview page of the encounter opens.

2. Open the location panel​

Open the Actions panel, then select Update Location.

The Update Location panel opens on the Assign Location tab.

3. Select the location​

Select the location, then select the bed.

Care shows the beds that are free, the beds that are held, and the beds that another patient occupies.

4. Confirm the assignment​

Select Assign bed now to move the patient to the bed now.

Select Schedule for later to plan the bed for a later time.

Select Add reserved bed to hold the bed for the patient.

Expected Outcome​

  • The encounter shows the new location of the patient.
  • Care adds the change to the location history of the encounter.
  • Select the Location History tab of the panel to read the full history.

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