Medical Store Operations: Model 19 GRN & Model 20 SIV
Manage hospital central medical warehouse receipts using Model 19 GRN and clinical department issues using Model 20 SIV.
1. Overview & Business Value#
This comprehensive operational guide details the architecture, business workflows, configuration parameters, and execution steps for Medical Store Operations: Model 19 GRN & Model 20 SIV within SmartERP.
Manage hospital central medical warehouse receipts using Model 19 GRN and clinical department issues using Model 20 SIV.
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2. Prerequisites & Security Access Groups#
- Required Modules:
smarterp_healthcare, smarterp_clinical_core, smarterp_pharmacy - Security Groups:
Healthcare Receptionist(Technical ID:smarterp_healthcare.group_medical_receptionist)Physician / Attending Doctor(Technical ID:smarterp_healthcare.group_medical_doctor)Pharmacy Dispenser(Technical ID:smarterp_healthcare.group_medical_pharmacist)
- Master Data Dependencies: Patient master registry (Medical Record Number - MRN), EFDA drug formulary, Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) HMIS disease codes, and EHIS insurance tariffs.
3. Step-by-Step Configuration & Execution#
Step 1: Navigating to the Module Interface#
- Log into your SmartERP instance at
https://smarterp.et/odoo. - Open the main App Switcher (grid icon in the top-left corner).
- Select the Healthcare app icon.
- From the top navigation bar, open Healthcare → Clinical Dashboard → OPD Triage / Inpatient ADT / EMR / Pharmacy Dispensing.
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Step 2: Creating and Parameterizing Records#
- Click the New button in the top-left control panel.
- Complete the mandatory fields in the record form:
- Medical Record Number (MRN) (Mandatory): Unique national health identifier or generated hospital record code
- Patient Demographics (Mandatory): Full legal name, gender, date of birth, and Kebele residential location
- Encounter Type (Mandatory): Outpatient (OPD), Inpatient (IPD), Emergency, or Triage consultation
- Attending Physician (Mandatory): Licensed healthcare practitioner responsible for clinical encounter
- Configure optional operational parameters and localized tags as required:
- Insurance Provider & Policy (Optional): EHIS CBHI/SHI policy or corporate credit contract
- Triage Vital Signs (Optional): Blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, temperature, and SpO2
- ICD-11 / HMIS Diagnosis Code (Optional): Standardized diagnosis category for statutory health reporting
- Click the Save icon in the control bar to commit the record.
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Step 3: Validating and Processing Transactions#
- State Transitions: Execute operational state progression (Reception / Triage → Consultation → Lab / Radiology → Prescription → Billing / Discharge).
- Ledger & System Impact: Patient billing registers medical service revenue, debits patient or insurance accounts receivable, and debits pharmaceutical inventory upon prescription dispensing.
- Audit Verification: Automated recording of author ID, timestamp, and immutable revision history.
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Ethiopian Public Property Administration Framework#
Hospital pharmacies and medical warehouses in Ethiopia must comply with statutory property vouchers:
- Model 19 (Goods Receiving Note - GRN): Formal document proving physical delivery and quality acceptance of pharmaceuticals, surgical consumables, and reagents from suppliers or the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS).
- Model 20 (Store Issue Voucher - SIV): Authorization document transferring pharmaceuticals and supplies from the central warehouse to hospital wards, operating theatres, laboratories, and outpatient dispensaries.
Receiving Medical Supplies via Model 19 GRN#
- Navigate to Inventory > Operations > Receipts and select the Purchase Order.
- Verify delivery physical documentation (Supplier Invoice, EPSS Delivery Note, Certificate of Analysis [CoA]).
- Enter batch parameters per line item:
- Lot / Batch Number
- Manufacturing Date and Expiry Date
- EFDA Registration License Number
- Storage Condition Verification: Confirm cold-chain temperature logger readings ($2^\circ C - 8^\circ C$ for vaccines and insulin).
- Click Validate.
- Click Print Model 19 Voucher:
- The system generates the standard Ethiopian Model 19 voucher containing item descriptions, batch numbers, unit costs, and receiving storekeeper signatures.
Issuing Supplies to Clinical Departments via Model 20 SIV#
- Clinical wards submit electronic Departmental Material Requisitions (PR) for surgical gloves, gauze, syringes, and IV fluids.
- In Inventory > Operations > Internal Transfers, review the approved requisition.
- Pick stock from central warehouse locations using FEFO rules.
- Click Validate Transfer.
- Click Print Model 20 SIV Voucher:
- The Model 20 voucher prints with sequential numbering, specifying issuing warehouse, receiving clinical unit, quantities issued, unit valuations, and issuing/receiving officer sign-offs.
- The general ledger immediately posts:
- Debit: Inpatient Ward Consumables Expense (
610200) - Credit: Central Medical Supplies Inventory (
120100)
- Debit: Inpatient Ward Consumables Expense (
4. Advanced Configuration Points#
- Automated Actions & Scheduled Tasks (Crons):
Healthcare: Generate daily MoH HMIS aggregate tally(smarterp_healthcare.ir_cron_hmis_sync): Runs daily at 23:00 to prepare DHIS2 health data summariesPharmacy: Flag expiring EFDA medicine batches(smarterp_healthcare.ir_cron_fefo_expiry): Runs daily at 06:00 to alert dispensers of lots expiring within 60 days
- Custom Print Templates & Reports:
- Official Patient Encounter Summary & Medical Certificate
- Electronic Prescription Order Form (Model 19 Compliant)
- Ethiopian Health Insurance Service (EHIS) Claim Dossier
- Daily MoH Outpatient / Inpatient Morbidity Tally Sheet
- Multi-Company Rules: Record-level security isolation under Company 1 (
Ashewa Technology Solutions S.C.), preventing cross-company ledger leakage across parent and subsidiary legal entities.
5. Comprehensive Troubleshooting Matrix#
| Error Symptom / Exception | Probable Root Cause | Corrective Action / Resolution |
|---|---|---|
Access Block: Confidential clinical diagnosis restricted | User is not listed as the patient's attending physician or authorized consultant. | Request explicit clinical consultation delegation from the department head. |
Credit Ceiling Block: Corporate insurance expired | Patient corporate insurance policy limit exceeded or expired. | Switch billing mode to private cash settlement or upload pre-authorization approval from the insurer. |
FEFO Allocation Error: Expired medicine batch blocked | Dispenser selected medicine lot past statutory EFDA expiry date. | Isolate expired lot to quarantine storage and dispense compliant active lot. |