Finance Inpatient Bill Search and Reprint

Inpatient Bill Search and Reprint

Introduction

The inpatient bill search lets billing staff locate any inward bill by BHT number, patient name, date range, or bill type. From the search results you can view bill details, reprint bills, and (where authorised) initiate cancellations or adjustments.

Navigation

Main Menu → Inward → Billing → Bill Search OR Main Menu → Inward → Reports → BHT Bill List

Searching for an Inpatient Bill

1. Navigate to the inpatient bill search page.
2. Enter one or more search criteria:
   • BHT Number — most precise; retrieves all bills for that admission
   • Patient Name — partial name search supported
   • Date Range — filter by bill creation date
   • Bill Type — filter by Interim, Final, Payment, Deposit, Professional, etc.
   • Ward / Department — filter by ward
3. Click Search.
4. The results table shows: BHT, patient name, bill date, bill type, total, status.

Bill Search Fields

Field	Description
BHT Number	Unique admission identifier
Patient Name	Full or partial name
From Date / To Date	Bill creation date range
Bill Type	InwardBill, InwardFinalBill, InwardPaymentBill, etc.
Ward	Filter by ward/unit
Status	Active, Cancelled

Actions from Search Results

Action	Description
View	Open the bill detail page
Reprint	Reprint the bill to the configured paper format
Cancel	Cancel the bill (authorised users only)
Adjustment	Apply a price adjustment (authorised users only)

Reprinting an Inward Bill

1. Locate the bill via search.
2. Click Reprint next to the bill.
3. The system opens the appropriate print page:
   • Interim bill → inward/inward_bill_intrim_print.xhtml
   • Final bill → final bill print page
   • Deposit receipt → inward/bht_deposit_reprint.xhtml
   • Service bill → service bill print page
4. Print from the browser.

BHT Full Transaction View

To see every transaction (services, deposits, payments, adjustments, professional fees) for one admission:

1. Search by BHT number.
2. Click the BHT link to open the full transaction history.
3. All bill types are grouped by category with running totals.

Technical Reference

Item	Detail
Bill search page	Inward billing search section
BHT deposit reprint	inward/bht_deposit_reprint.xhtml
Interim bill print	inward/inward_bill_intrim_print.xhtml
Controllers	InwardPaymentController, BillBhtController
BillType values	InwardBill, InwardFinalBill, InwardPaymentBill