A patient should only have one of these numbers in our system.
What is MRN (medical record number)
100
Name, DOB, SSN, Telephone Number and Complaint
What are the five questions you can ask at check-in (arrival)
100
This form must be signed at every ED visit.
What is consent for treatment.
100
This command allows you to update the patient's OOS for today.
What is UO
200
Command to create an emergency room OOS
What is ER
200
Allows you to add a comment on a patient's account
What is ACOM
200
The date of birth we use to create an MRN when we don't know the patient's actual DOB.
What is 01/01/1900
200
The person who is financially responsible for the hospital bill - the person who takes care of the patient.
What is the guarantor?
200
The three areas (or Eclipsys commands) you must update to fully complete a patient interview
What is EP, UO and ACOM
300
The escape button
What is * enter
300
Known also as the visit or the account number.
What is OOS (occasion of service)
300
The code entered in Eclipsys when the patient's primary care provider is not in the system and you have completed the online referring doctor's form.
What is update in progress PCP?
300
Insurance should always be loaded here first - this allows it to "carry forward" on all future visits.
What is the EP
300
If the patient is in the ED because of an accident, trauma or work-related illness, you must mark this Y, as well as note the time, date and location (state) of the accident.
What is the accident/trauma indicator
400
Saves and moves to the next screen
What is F11
400
Loaded on the patient's insurance screen, this indicates the patient is working with a financial counselor and that we do not collect a co-pay.
What is FAP
400
How to search for a patient using the OOS
What is B + OOS number
400
Put this on the first line of the flex screen so that another team will know to work with the patient's insurance.
What is R
400
This field must be updated on the guarantor screen; otherwise the claim cannot be billed.
What is ReLn field
500
Jumps from section to section within a screen
What is tab
500
The mnemonic command that allows you to create an MRN for a patient quickly and with a minimum amount of information.
What is SHRT
500
The co-pay amount we try to collect if a patient is marked self-pay.
What is $200
500
This law stipulates that we must provide translators for our patients (free of charge)
What is the Civil Rights Act
500
A patient who is under 18 who is his/her own guarantor (due to marriage, pregnancy/children or a court order)