Admissions and Inpatient Management
Manage your complete inpatient workflow from a single platform. oeHealth covers patient admissions, bed assignment, medication tracking, nursing care plans, surgical coordination, and discharge — keeping your IPD team organized and efficient.
IPD Admission Workflow
Digitize your admission process with support for routine, emergency, maternity, elective, and urgent admission types. Assign wards and beds with real-time availability, document admission reasons, and track each patient through a clear workflow from draft to discharge.
- Support for routine, emergency, maternity, elective, and urgent admissions
- Ward and bed assignment with real-time availability checking
- Clear workflow: Draft to Hospitalized to Discharged — nothing gets lost
- Nurse routing management during admissions and vitals monitoring
- Link to existing outpatient appointments for seamless transition
Automatic Bed Management
Beds are marked occupied the moment a patient is admitted and freed instantly on discharge. No manual updates, no stale data, no bed conflicts.
Medication Safety
Every prescribed medication is documented with dosage, route, frequency, and administration times. Track exactly who gave what medication and when — complete accountability.
Discharge Planning
Start planning discharge from day one. Nursing plans, follow-up appointments, and discharge summaries prepared well in advance — reducing length of stay and readmissions.
Additional IPD Features
Comprehensive tools to support every aspect of your inpatient department operations.
Nursing Plans
Structured nursing care plans ensure consistent, quality care across every shift and every nurse on your team.
- Shift-based documentation
- Care continuity
- Outcome tracking
Follow-Up Scheduling
Schedule post-discharge follow-up appointments before the patient leaves. Reduce readmissions with proactive care continuity.
- Pre-discharge booking
- Automatic reminders
- Readmission prevention
Ward Transfers
Transfer patients between wards seamlessly. Bed status updates automatically, and the complete care record moves with the patient.
- Automatic bed updates
- Record continuity
- Transfer documentation
Vitals Monitoring
Continuously track and manage patient vital signs throughout the inpatient stay. Nursing staff can record regular observations, monitor trends over time, and ensure timely clinical attention, supporting better patient safety and effective in-hospital care.
- Real-time patient monitoring
- Scheduled interval tracking
- Visual trend analysis & history
OPD-to-IPD Linking
Admissions link directly to outpatient appointments. The doctor's OPD evaluation flows into the inpatient record automatically.
- Seamless transition
- No repeated data entry
- Complete patient journey
Discharge Summary
Generate comprehensive discharge summaries with admission history, treatments, medications, and follow-up instructions in one document.
- Auto-populated data
- Professional formatting
- Patient-ready documents
oeHealth IPD vs. Manual Inpatient Records
See how oeHealth streamlines inpatient management compared to manual or paper-based systems.
| Workflow | With oeHealth | Without oeHealth |
|---|---|---|
| Bed Assignment | Auto-assigned, status tracked | Phone calls to check availability |
| Admission Documentation | Digital forms, instant access | Paper forms, filing delays |
| Medication Administration | Tracked with time and dosage | Paper charts, missed doses possible |
| Discharge Planning | Structured workflow with checklist | Verbal coordination, delays |
| Bed Release After Discharge | Automatic, instant availability | Manual updates, hours of delay |
| Surgery Coordination | Linked to admission record | Separate paper records |
| Billing at Discharge | Auto-calculated from services | Manual tallying, errors common |
| Nursing Documentation | Digital care plans, accessible | Paper notes, hard to share |
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions from hospital administrators and nursing leadership.
How does automatic bed management work?
When you admit a patient and assign a bed, it's automatically marked as "Occupied." When the patient is discharged, the bed is freed up instantly. Your admissions team always sees accurate, real-time bed availability without any manual status updates.
How are medications tracked during the stay?
Prescribed medications are documented with dosage, route, and frequency. When a nurse administers a dose, they log the date, time, quantity, and any remarks. This creates a complete medication administration record that can be audited at any time.
Can we link OPD consultations to IPD admissions?
Yes. When a patient is admitted after an outpatient consultation, the admission links directly to their appointment record. All clinical evaluation data, prescriptions, and notes carry over — no need to re-enter anything.
How does discharge planning reduce length of stay?
oeHealth allows care teams to document the discharge plan from the moment of admission. Nursing plans, follow-up appointments, and patient instructions are prepared throughout the stay. When discharge criteria are met, everything is ready — no last-minute delays.
Is inpatient billing handled automatically?
Yes. Room charges accumulate based on bed type and length of stay. Medications, procedures, and treatments are added to the running bill as they occur. At discharge, the complete, itemized invoice is ready — integrated with Odoo's accounting module for seamless financial management.
Streamline Your Inpatient Operations
Bring admissions, medications, nursing plans, surgeries, and billing into one connected platform. See how oeHealth organizes your IPD operations.
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