# Finance - Inpatient Professional Fees

Inpatient (inward) professional fees are charges owed by the hospital to doctors, surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing staff, and theatre personnel for services provided to admitted patients. Unlike OPD fees, inward professional fees are billed on a per-admission basis using dedicated professional fee bills that are separate from the main inward patient bill. HMIS provides pages to create, estimate, pay, cancel, reprint, and search all inward professional fee transactions.

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## Navigation Path

**Inward** (main menu) -> **Professional Fees** -> choose the required action.

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## Creating an Inward Professional Fee Bill

### Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Navigate to **Inward -> Professional Fees -> Create Professional Fee Bill** (`inward/inward_bill_professional.xhtml`).
2. Search for the patient by **BHT Number** (Bed Head Ticket) using the search field.
3. The system loads the admission details: patient name, ward, consultant, and admission date.
4. In the fee entry panel, select the **Doctor / Staff** member using the autocomplete field.
5. Select the **Role** (e.g., Consultant, Anaesthetist, Assistant Surgeon, Registrar).
6. Enter the **Fee Amount** for this staff member and role.
7. Click **Add Fee** to add the line to the bill. Repeat for each staff member.
8. Review the list of fee lines. Use the delete icon to remove any incorrect line.
9. Verify the **Total Professional Fee** displayed.
10. Click **Save Bill** to create the professional fee bill.
11. The system generates a bill number. Print the bill if required.

### Fields on Create Professional Fee Bill

| Field / Button | Description |
|---|---|
| BHT Number | Bed Head Ticket number of the admitted patient |
| Patient Name | Loaded automatically after BHT lookup |
| Ward / Bed | Current ward and bed of the patient |
| Admitting Consultant | Primary consultant on the admission |
| Doctor / Staff | Staff member receiving the professional fee (autocomplete) |
| Role | Clinical role for this fee line (Consultant, Surgeon, Anaesthetist, etc.) |
| Fee Amount | Amount owed to the staff member for this role |
| Add Fee | Adds the fee line to the current bill |
| Fee Line List | Table of all fee lines added so far |
| Delete (row action) | Removes a fee line before saving |
| Total Professional Fee | Running total of all fee lines |
| Save Bill | Creates the professional fee bill and assigns a bill number |
| Cancel | Discards entries and returns to the index |