Adding details to healthcare items

Use this procedure to add details to items that are unique to the healthcare industry.

  1. Select Items.
  2. On the Item List tab, open an item record.
  3. Click the Miscellaneous tab.
  4. In the Standard Information section, specify this information:
    Has Expiration Date
    Select this check box if the item has an expiration date.
    Critical Item
    Select this check box if this is a critical item.
    Latex
    Select whether the package indicates that the item contains latex.
    Personal Protective Equipment
    Select this check box if the item is personal protective equipment. If you select this check box, then specify the Major PPE Class and Minor PPE Class fields.
    Usage Identifier
    Select the usage identifier for the item, such as Drugs, Instrument, and Reusable.
  5. Select from these check boxes:
    • Sterile: For sterilized items
    • Reprocessed: For reprocessed items
    • Pharmaceutical: For medicine
    • Single Use: For single-use or disposable items
    • Dressing: For bandages, gauze, and similar coverings
    • Reusable: For items that can be used again
    • Analytics: For items that are meant to be analyzed
  6. In the Healthcare Information section, select from these check boxes:
    • Drugs: For drugs
    • Implantable: For items that can be implanted
    • Instrument: For medical tools
    • Narcotic: For drugs that induce sleep
    • Contains Human Tissue: For organs, body parts, or similar components from human tissue
  7. Specify this information:
    Patient Chargeable
    Select this check box if a patient can be charged for the item.
    Charge Number
    Specify a charge number.
    GMDN Term Code
    Select a Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) Term Code.
    HCPCS and Sequence
    Select the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code and sequence.
    Clinical System Use
    Select this check box if the item is used in a clinical system such as Clinical Bridge.
    UDI/DSCSA Tracked
    Select whether to track inventory details for UDI data.
    Bill Code
    Select a bill code for the this item.
    • Select Normal for standard requisitions of goods and services. Normal is the default.
    • Select Bill Only for the vendor to send only an invoice.
    • Select Bill And Replace for the vendor to send an invoice and goods.
    • Select Waste Only if the item was opened and not used on a patient. The vendor should mark the item as wasted, send a replacement, and bill as appropriate.
    • Select Replace Only for the vendor to send only goods.
  8. Click Save.