Rio's Inpatient Management System (IMS) uses a three level hierarchy to represent the physical layout of inpatient facilities. All three levels must be configured before patients can be admitted to a ward.
The ward to bay to bed hierarchy
Level | Description | Key points |
đ„ Ward | The top level of the hierarchy. | Each ward has a Ward Code, Description, Ward Operational Plan, Hospital Site, and Security Level. Wards can be configured as Virtual Wards. This does not affect functioning but may affect statutory reports. |
đȘ Bay | A subdivision of a ward. For example: Bay A, Bay B, Side Rooms. | Each bay belongs to exactly one ward. Bays can be configured as Virtual Bays to support temporary (flex) bed management. |
đ Bed | The lowest level of the hierarchy. | Each bed belongs to a bay. Beds can be configured as Virtual Beds (flex beds) for temporary capacity. Deleted beds are hidden in the system until unchecked. |
đNote: If your organisation uses the Access Patient Flow Manager (APFM) module, ward, bay, and bed configuration is done via the APFM Admin Guide (Section 2.2). The configuration steps in this guide apply to both standard IMS and APFM enabled environments.