Admin Inpatient Module Behaviour Config Keys

Admin — Inpatient Module Behaviour (Config Keys)

The Inpatient module behaviour is controlled by Application Option (config key) settings. These are managed via Admin → Application Options (filter by "Inward" or "Admission"). All keys are boolean unless stated otherwise.

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BHT Number Configuration

Config Key	Default	Effect
BHT Number can be edited at the time of admission	true	Allows staff to override the auto-generated BHT number at admission
Generate Separate BHT Number Series for Each Institution	false	When enabled, each institution generates its own independent BHT sequence with the institution code as a prefix

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Room Assignment

Config Key	Default	Effect
Patient admission and room assignment are simultaneous processes.	true	When true, the room is assigned on the same admission form. When false, room assignment is a separate step via Inpatient → Room → Admit Room

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Claimable / Insurance

Config Key	Default	Effect
Inward Admission - Show Claimable Field	false	Shows or hides the Claimable checkbox on the admission form
Inward Admission - Claimable Required For	None	Short text: None, Credit, Cash, or All — when payment mode matches, Claimable becomes required
Inward Admission - Auto Apply Claimable For Credit	false	Automatically sets Claimable = true when payment mode is Credit
Inward Admission - Auto Mark Claimable for Credit Admissions	false	Marks all credit admissions as claimable automatically
Inward Patient Admit - Credit Companies Require Reference Number	false	Makes reference number mandatory when payment mode is Credit
Inward Admission - Find And Fill Last Used Credit Companies of a Patient	false	Pre-fills credit company with the patient's last used company

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Mandatory Patient Fields at Admission

Config Key	Default	Effect
Inward Admission - Mandatory Fields Enabled	false	Master switch — enables all mandatory field checks below
Patient Details Required in Patient Admission	false	Requires patient detail fields to be filled
Patient Title is Required in Patient Admission	false	Title (Mr/Mrs/etc.) is required
Patient Gender is Required in Patient Admission	false	Gender is required
Patient Age is Required in Patient Admission	false	Age or date of birth is required
Patient Name is Required in Patient Admission	false	Full name is required
Patient Address is Required in Patient Admission	false	Address is required
Patient NIC is Required in Patient Admission	false	NIC/Passport number is required
Patient Phone Number is Required in Patient Admission	false	Phone number is required
Patient Admit - Require Referred From in Patient Admission	false	"Referred From" field is required
Patient Insurance - Show Expiry Alert on Admission	false	Shows an alert if the patient's insurance is expired at admission

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Mandatory Admission Fields

Config Key	Default	Effect
Inward Admission - Medical Officer Required	false	Medical officer selection is required
Inward Admission - Primary Reason Required	false	Primary reason for admission is required
Inward Admission - Comments Required	false	Comments/reference field is required
Inward Admission - Referring Doctor Required	false	Referring doctor is required
Inward Admission - Referring Staff Required	false	Referring staff member is required
Inward Admission - Referral Institution Required	false	Referring institution is required
Inward Admission - Workplace Required	false	Patient workplace is required
Inward Admission - Referral Number Required	false	Referral number is required

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Mandatory Guardian Fields

Config Key	Default	Effect
Guardian Details Required in Patient Admission	false	Enables guardian field validation
Guardian Title is Required in Patient Admission	false	Guardian title is required
Guardian Name is Required in Patient Admission	false	Guardian name is required
Guardian NIC is Required in Patient Admission	false	Guardian NIC is required
Guardian Address is Required in Patient Admission	false	Guardian address is required
Guardian Mobile Number is Required in Patient Admission	false	Guardian mobile is required
Guardian Home Phone Number is Required in Patient Admission	false	Guardian home phone is required
Guardian Relationship is Required in Patient Admission	false	Relationship to patient is required

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Final Bill Behaviour

Config Key	Default	Effect
Show an Intermediate Bill on Final Bill Edit	false	Shows a "Process Bill" button that generates a preview before Settle
Show Print Button For Intermediate Bill on Final Bill Edit	false	Shows a print button for the intermediate preview bill
Show Save Provisional on Final Bill Edit	false	Shows a "Save Provisional Bill" button on the final bill page

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Other

Config Key	Default	Effect
Restirct Inward Admission Search to Logged Department of the User	false	Limits admissions search results to the user's current department (note: intentional typo in key name — database compatibility)
Use BHT print template with header and logo	false	Switches the BHT print layout to a template that includes the hospital header and logo
Enable Collecting Payments on Add Services & Investigations on Inward	false	When true, the Services & Investigations page includes a payment collection step

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Related Articles

• Application Options — how to set config keys
• Admin — Inpatient Module Configuration Overview — all admin sub-pages
• Inpatient — Admit a Patient — admission form affected by most of these keys