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Inpatient — Edit Admission Details

Page: /inward/inward_edit_bht.xhtml Menu: Inpatient → Admissions → Edit Admission Details, or from the Inpatient Dashboard → Edit Admission. Privilege: InwardAdmissionsEditAdmission

Use this page to correct details that were captured wrongly at admission, or to update information that has changed during the stay (referring institution, scheme details, guardian info, etc.).

How to find the admission

The top of the page is a patient search:

  1. Institution dropdown — defaults to the user's logged-in institution. Set "All Institutions" to search across all sites you have access to (loggableInstitutions).
  2. Patient Search autocomplete — type at least 2 characters of patient name, BHT number, or PHN. The results show PHN, BHT, name, and current room.
  3. Pick the row. The full editable admission form opens below.

What you can edit

Once an admission is loaded you can change:

  • Admission timestamp — the recorded dateOfAdmission.
  • Consultant, Medical Officer / OPD Doctor — including swapping to a different consultant who took over the case.
  • Referring trail — referring doctor / staff / person / institution / workplace / referral number.
  • Guardian — title, name, NIC, address, mobile, home phone, relationship.
  • Primary reason, Referred From (if the config-key feature is on).
  • Comments.
  • Allergies — open via Manage Allergies.
  • Payment details — payment method, foreigner flag, claimable flag, credit company / scheme / policy. Note: changing the payment method on an admission with existing bills can change how those bills settle; only do this when you understand the consequences. See Inward Admission Insurance and Credit Company Details.

What you cannot edit here

  • BHT number — once issued, the BHT cannot be changed on this page. It is a permanent identifier for the admission.
  • The patient on the BHT — to swap to a different patient (e.g., admitted under the wrong patient record), use Change Patient for Admission.
  • Room — use Room Change instead. Editing the room directly here would not record the room-history timestamps the billing system relies on.
  • Existing bill lines — any pre-existing service / professional fee / pharmacy bills are not affected. To remove a wrongly billed line, use the relevant cancel page (see Inpatient — Bill Cancellations and Refunds).

Save

Pressing Save updates the admission record and returns you to the dashboard. The change is journalled — the original creator and timestamp are kept on the admission; the editor and edit time are recorded too.

Special cases

  • Editing after clinical discharge but before final bill — allowed, but be careful about changing consultant or payment method as those drive professional-fee payouts and credit-company allocations.
  • Editing after final bill — most fields are still editable, but the final bill will not be regenerated. Re-issue the final bill manually if the change affects totals.

See also