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Inpatient — Change Patient for Admission

This function reassigns a BHT from one patient record to a different patient record. It is used when an admission was entered under the wrong patient — for example, when two patients with similar names were confused at the time of admission.

Controller: AdmissionPatientChangeController
Entry point: Admission Profile Dashboard → Edit Admission → Change Patient
Privilege: InwardAdmissionsEditAdmission

When to Use

Use this function only when the BHT was created under the wrong patient. All services, medications, and bills already posted against the BHT will be transferred to the correct patient record. Do not use this if the patient details need minor corrections — use Inpatient — Edit Admission Details instead.

Process

  1. Open the Admission Profile for the incorrectly-admitted BHT.
  2. Click Change Patient — either from the Admission Panel (Edit Admission section) or from the Provisional Emergency banner if the BHT was created as a provisional admission.
  3. The Change Patient page opens with the current admission already pre-selected — no need to search for the BHT again.
  4. Search for the correct patient record by name, PHN, or phone number.
  5. Select the correct patient and click Prepare to Change Patient.
  6. Review the change summary (current patient → new patient).
  7. Click Confirm & Change Patient and confirm the browser prompt.
  8. You are returned automatically to the Admission Profile for the updated admission.

The BHT and all its associated records (bills, clinical data, deposits) are relinked to the new patient. The original patient record retains no link to this BHT after the change.

Audit Trail

The change is recorded in the audit log with the user's identity, timestamp, original patient, and new patient.

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