Quick Reference — To create a new emergency department (ED) visit

athenaOne for Hospitals & Health Systems

 

You must be logged in to a department that uses athenaOne for Hospitals & Health Systems.

  1. On the Main Menu, click Patients. Under Patient Registration, click New Hospital Visit.
  2. Use the search fields to search for the patient record.
    • If the patient record is found, click the patient name and then click New ER Visit.
    • If the patent record is not found, click Create visit for a new patient, and then click New ER Visit.
    • To register an unidentified patient, select the Patient identity cannot be determined option (at the top of the New ER Visit window) and complete the estimated information fields. You can update the patient's demographic information on the Visit - Patient Access page on the Registration tab, or on the Quickview, or Patient Registration page when the information becomes available.
      When you enter an estimated age, athenaOne populates the Estimated DOB field.
      The Race and Ethnicity fields are not required.
      A notification appears at the top of the Quickview page, the full Registration page, and on the Visit - Patient Access page on the Registration tab to indicate that the patient is registered as an unidentified patient.
  3. Enter any available patient demographic information in the fields provided.
  4. Enter the visit details in the fields provided.
    Note: The chief complaint you select will appear on the Tracking Board and in the patient chart briefing.
  5. Check any notices on file.
  6. Click Check in Patient.