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Manage admissions

An admission links a patient to the facility where care is being provided. Admissions can include facility, service location, admit and discharge dates, medical record number, room number, physicians, prior hospitalization, PDPM assessments, billing periods, tags, and notes.

Before you start​

Create the patient, facility, and any needed coverages first.

Add an admission​

  1. Open the patient.
  2. Click Admissions.
  3. Click New admission.
  4. Select the facility.
  5. Select the service location when needed.
  6. Enter the admit date.
  7. Add medical record number, room number, physicians, prior hospitalization, or PDPM assessment details when available.
  8. Add billing periods if your organization tracks billing setup in RehabAlpha.
  9. Click Save.

Update an admission​

  1. Open the patient.
  2. Click Admissions.
  3. Open the admission.
  4. Click Edit.
  5. Update admission details, physicians, PDPM assessments, billing periods, tags, or notes.
  6. Click Save.

End an admission​

Use the admission end date when the patient is no longer admitted at the facility.

  1. Open the admission.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Enter the end date.
  4. Review any billing periods tied to the admission.
  5. Click Save.

What to do next​

After an admission exists, start a therapy case for each discipline providing care.