Access to a list of available beds is important to safely manage the care of patients whose bed requirements may change based on change in condition or risk factors. For example, a patient may need a room with special equipment or to be close to the nursing station or to be in a private room.
\n| \n AS.2.4#01\n | \n\n SHOULD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system SHOULD provide the ability to manage patient bed assignment interactions that are internal or external to the system (e.g., including temporary bed assignments). \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#02\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY transmit patient information to an external system that will facilitate bed assignment, care optimization and risk mitigation. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#03\n | \n\n SHOULD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system SHOULD provide the ability to render lists of information to help enable effective bed assignment, including at a minimum, list of patients currently within the facility, a list of empty rooms and a list of available patient care spaces. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#04\n | \n\n SHOULD\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system SHOULD provide the ability to render lists of information on patient status to help enable effective bed assignment, including at a minimum, a list of patients waiting to be triaged, a list of patients waiting to be registered, and a list of patients that have been admitted to the facility but are queued up for a transition of care. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#05\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY provide the ability to render waiting time for patients not yet brought to a treatment area. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#06\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY provide the ability to render the number of patients that have been admitted to the facility but are queued up for a transition of care. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#07\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY provide the ability to render information on incoming transported patients (e.g., rescue in-bounds). \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#08\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY provide the ability to manage re-location of patients. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#09\n | \n\n SHALL\n \n \n dependent\n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system SHALL provide the ability to manage separately multiple patients being simultaneously cared for in a single room or in an identified space according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#10\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n dependent\n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY provide the ability to manage temporary beds and the patients in the temporary beds according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law. \n | \n
| \n AS.2.4#11\n | \n\n MAY\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n | \n\n The system MAY tag with a status indication that the patient is ready for a transition of care (e.g., transport to an inpatient bed). \n | \n