Billing effects of the unit of measurement and quantity of medication
If you set Billing to On for a medication parameter, the unit of measurement and quantity that you use can change the billing calculation for the medication.
The parameter setting Show on flowsheet controls the unit of measurement that you use for a medication.
- If you enter your initials, SmartFlow uses the quantity from the parameter setting Total dose
- If you enter a number, SmartFlow uses the number for the quantity
Medication quantity when you enter your initials
If you enter your initials for a medication treatment, SmartFlow uses the quantity from the parameter setting Total dose.
You add a medication to a patient's flowsheet. SmartFlow uses the dosage, medication concentration, and patient weight to calculate the total dose of 1 ml.
When you do the medication treatment, you enter your initials in the patient's flowsheet.
Because you entered your initials when you did the treatment, SmartFlow uses the quantity from the total dose for the medication in the billing report.
Medication unit of measurement when you manually enter a treatment quantity
If you manually enter a quantity for a medication treatment, SmartFlow uses the unit of measurement from the parameter setting Show on flowsheet.
You add a medication to a patient's flowsheet. In the Show on flowsheet setting, you select Total (ml).
When you do the medication treatment, you manually enter 0.5 in the patient's flowsheet.
Because you selected Total (ml) in the Show on flowsheet setting, SmartFlow knows that you used 0.5 ml for the treatment.
SmartFlow makes a record of 0.5 ml in the patient's billing report.
You add a medication to a patient's flowsheet. The Concentration for the medication is 5 mg / ml. In the Show on flowsheet setting, you select Total (mg).
When you do the medication treatment, you manually enter 0.5 in the patient's flowsheet.
Because you selected Total (mg) in the Show on flowsheet setting, SmartFlow knows that you used 0.5 mg for the treatment.
Because the medication Concentration is 5 mg / 1 ml and you used 0.5 mg, SmartFlow makes a record of 0.1 ml in the patient's billing report.