OPD: - Outdoor Patient Department & IDP: - Indoor Patient Department. All patients requiring any consultation, investigation, emergency care, or treatment shall be registered with a unique registration number on their first visit to the hospital. S/he is added to the data pool of the hospital and the number becomes the unique identifier for all future interactions.
Patients are registered only if the treatment required is within the scope of services of the hospital If the patient’s requirement is beyond available hospital services, the same shall be informed to the patient.