Admission Source

ROLE PRIVILEGES NEEDED: <udl-white>View Admission Source<udl-white> | <udl-white>Add Admission Source<udl-white> | <udl-white>Edit Admission Source<udl-white> | <udl-white>Delete Admission Source<udl-white>

ADD ADMISSION SOURCE | EDIT ADMISSION SOURCE | VIEW ADMISSION SOURCE | DELETE ADMISSION SOURCE

The Admission Source Table will allow you to add/maintain the admission source options that are available to you to select from when you are activating a patient. To add an Admission Source, go to Settings > Lookup Tables > A/R Support Tables > Admission Source

ADD ADMISSION SOURCE <returntomenu>menu ↑<returntomenu>

To add a new Admission Source, click on the <icon-formpos>xxx<icon-formpos><udl-orange>Add Admission Source<udl-orange> link

Enter the required information and select <btnw> Save <btnw> when finished.

Code - Create a code (up to 3 digits)
Description - Enter a description that you will see when you select the Admission Source from the dropdown list when you activate a patient
EDI Value - Enter the correct 1-digit code from the following list:
~1 = Nonhealthcare Facility Point of origin
~2 = Clinic
~4 = Transfer from a Hospital (Different Facility)
~5 = Transfer from a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Intermediate Care Facility (ICF)
~6 = Transfer from Another Healthcare Facility
~7 = Emergency Room
~8 = Court/Law Enforcement
~9 = Information Not Available
~B = Transfer from another Home Health Agency
~C = Readmission to same Home Health Agency
~D = Transfer from one distinct unit of the hospital to another distinct unit of the same hospital resulting in a separate claim to the payer
~E = Transfer from Ambulatory Surgery Center
~F = Transfer from Hospice and is under a hospice plan of care or enrolled in a hospice program

Note: These are the standard/acceptable codes that are used for all electronic billing. You must “map” the new code you enter to the correct EDI admission source code.

Group Code - Leave blank
Sort Order -Leave blank
Start Date -Enter a date that you want to start using this code
End Date - Leave blank
Add/Cancel buttons - Select the <btnw> Add <btnw> to add this discipline to the table; select the <btnw> Cancel <btnw> button if you do not want to add/update the table with this information

EDIT ADMISSION SOURCE <returntomenu>menu ↑<returntomenu>

Select the Edit Pencil <icon-editpencil>xxx<icon-editpencil> to edit the Admission Source. You can also end an Admission Source by adding an end date.