Admission/Discharge/Transfer

ADT is Epic's system for tracking inpatient visits from their arrival (admission), to their movements inside the hospital (transfer), to their departure (discharge). Unit Manager is used by inpatient nursing staff to manage patient movement and bed availability.

ADT Resource Pages

ADT Main Page  |  Admission Resources  |  Discharge Resources  |  Transfer Resources  |  Unit Manager Resources

Transfer Resources
  • Admitted Patient Not Returning to Old Bed Following Procedure - (Handout) When clinician places case request order for a procedure and indicates that patient will not return to their old bed.
  • Approve, Reject, and Complete Transfer - (Handout) When a patient displays within the “Incoming Transfers” section of the Unit Manager, Unit Clerks and Nurses can approve or reject those transfers and assign the destination room / bed intended for the patient.
  • Bed Requests (Transfer Patient)- (Handout) Once it has been determined that a patient needs to transfer to another unit, the provider places a Transfer Patient order. If the patient is physically moving locations, this order generates a bed request for the Admission & Transfer Center (ATC) to find a bed for the patient.
  • ICU Expected Transfer Out Date - (Handout) The ICU expected transfer out date displays the date the patient is expected to transfer out of the ICU. This is intended only for bed/capacity planning purposes to assist with understanding our daily ICU bed capacity.
  • Inpatient to ED Transfer at MCNL - (Handout) At Medical Campus North Liberty, if an emergent medical situation arises (such as a Code Stroke), patients need to be transferred from their inpatient unit (or other MCNL location) to the Emergency Department. 
  • Psychiatry Transfers to Periop Areas - (Handout) The process for psychiatry inpatients who need OpTime procedures in perioperative areas is covered.
  • Transfer vs Discharge and Readmit - (Handout) This document outlines the patient movement processes between UI Health Care facilities: Medical Center University (MCU), Medical Center Downtown (MCD), and Medical Center North Liberty (MCNL).
  • Viewing OR Patients’ Destination Unit/Room/Bed - (Handout) Patient belongings are sometimes left in perioperative areas as patients are moved through surgery prep, procedure, and recovery. In order to easily return those belongings, transport staff must be able to quickly find the destination location for patients (those that will stay at UIHC for recovery). The Status Board activity is best for finding this information quickly.

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