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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.

Figure 1. The Show on flowsheet settings
The Show on flowsheet settings
The value that you enter when you do a medication treatment controls the medication quantity. For example:
  • 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.

The Total dose settings

When you do the medication treatment, you enter your initials in the patient's flowsheet.

Example of a completed treatment task

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.

Example of the quantity of a medication

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.

Important: Before you manually enter a quantity for a medication treatment, check the medication's unit of measurement on a patient's flowsheet:Example of the units of measurements of medications

You add a medication to a patient's flowsheet. In the Show on flowsheet setting, you select Total (ml).

The Show on flowsheet settings

When you do the medication treatment, you manually enter 0.5 in the patient's flowsheet.

Example of a completed treatment task

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.

Example of the units of measurement of a medication

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).

The Concentration settings and the Show on flowsheet settings

When you do the medication treatment, you manually enter 0.5 in the patient's flowsheet.

The unit of measurement of medication and a completed treatment task

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.

The unit of measurement of a medication