Stream: implementers
Topic: SupplyRequest vs DeviceUseRequest
Eric Haas (May 17 2016 at 22:58):
Seeking feedback on what boundary if any exists in implementer systems Between requestng stuff for restock and for use in a patient.
Namely is there a split between patient specific requests and bulk requests for restock?
Is there a difference for patient specific logistical request and patient specific clnical request?
i.e deliver wheelchair to room 202 for patient
vs
Order a wheelchair for Mr Smith in Room 202 because Mr Smith just had surgery and is unable to walk.
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:02):
isnt there similiarities all up the supply chain?
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:03):
urgently supply large gloves (needed for ward 7) vs needed for room 22?
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:04):
is the issue arround billability and cost tracking?
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:06):
sometimes items transferred to a cost-centre, sometimes assigned to an individual patient??
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:08):
ie distinction between "billable" and "non-billable" items
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:09):
Mr Smith's wheel-chair probably wouldn't be billable, so even if it gets to room 202 the nurse from room 203 may pinch it first
Erich Schulz (May 17 2016 at 23:11):
but an expensive splint that the Mr Smith is getting a bill for would be different
Lloyd McKenzie (May 18 2016 at 00:51):
The question isn't so much whether there are similarities (there definitely are), but whether most implementers differentiate the use-cases. If they do, then distinct resources may make sense. If they don't - i.e. they use the same database tables and/or the same user interfaces to manage both - then separate resources is going to be problematic. The other question is, if the two use-cases are handled separately, what the "standard" criteria are for differentiating them.
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