What is SeriousMD YAKAP?
SeriousMD YAKAP is a EMR for running PhilHealth Konsulta (YAKAP) visits at your facility. What can you do inside SeriousMD YAKAP? Encode FPE Encode Consult Import your masterlist Submit Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 cases It has two parts that work tog...
YAKAP Consultation Flow (Overview)
Step 1. Does the patient have a PhilHealth number? Ask for their PhilHealth number first, before anything else. Without a PhilHealth number you cannot file a YAKAP claim for them. If they do not have one, help them sign up, or show them where to g...
Understanding your SMD YAKAP dashboard
When you open SMD YAKAP, these are the main sections you'll work with day to day. Daily Registration Your real-time queue of patients ready for FPE/Profiling and/or Consult. Patients who passed through the PCU Checker app today will appear here. ...
How to Install the PCU Checker App for Mac/Apple
1. Download the Installer CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Open the link provided and download the appropriate file based on your Mac: Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) → SMD Yakap PCU-1.0.0-arm64.dmg Intel Mac → SMD Yakap PCU-1.0.0.dmg 2. Install the Applicatio...
How to Install the PCU App Checker for Windows
1. Download the Installer CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Open the link provided and download 2. Install the Application Once downloaded, double-click SMD Yakap PCU 1.0.0 to open the file. Click Run 3. App Launch Search and open the SMD Yakap PCU on y...
How to log in using the PCU Checker App
Use this when you're setting up the PCU Checker App for the first time, or logging back in after a logout. Step 1: Enter your Host Under Host, type: yakap-[your accreditation number] Example: yakap-p1111111 Step 2: Enter your email and password...
How to import your Masterlist
What is the Masterlist? The Masterlist is PhilHealth's official list of patients who are registered (enlisted) to your facility. SeriousMD does not pull this list automatically. You have to import it yourself, and re-import whenever it changes. W...
How to use the PCU Checker App
The PCU Checker App helps you handle the PCU and MCA/YES for your YAKAP patients. Before you start, here's what it does and doesn't do. Download the latest version here ⬇️ For Windows/PC For Apple What it does Tracks whether you've already done th...
Managing your Prescribing Defaults and lists (Prescribing Physician, Dispensing Personnel, Clinic Head)
Your facility can manage the names that appear on eKAS and ePRESS forms directly from Settings. You can build a list of Prescribing Physicians and Dispensing Personnel, set defaults so the right name is pre-filled every time, and update or remove ...
How to add a new patient to your Daily Visit
When a new patient comes in for their first visit, here's how to add them to your Daily Visit list so you can start their record. Step 1: Open SMD YAKAP and go to Daily Visit then click + Add Patient . Step 2: Search for the patient Search by N...
How to complete a First Patient Encounter (FPE)
The First Patient Encounter (FPE) is the patient's intake record, covering vitals, history, and baseline findings. You'll do this once per patient, on their first visit with you. After that, every follow-up visit only needs fresh Vitals plus the C...
How to end a visit at FPE only
When to use this: The patient came in for profiling today, but they're not having a consult during this visit You can complete just the FPE today and submit the case to PhilHealth. The patient can come back later for the consult, and their saved ...
How to submit Tranche 1 or Tranche 2 cases
Once you have cases with a For Submission status, you can transmit them to PhilHealth. Here's how: 📌 Only cases with the For Submission status get sent. If a case is on Confirm Registration, No Submission, or Pending, you'll need to resolve thos...
Is the PCU/MCA section under Daily Visits required?
The PCU/MCA section is optional. You can complete a visit and submit your Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 cases without filling it in. What the section is for It helps your facility keep track of whether you've done the PCU and MCA for a patient. Two thin...
Why is there no green check beside the patient's name?
Quick answer The green check beside a patient's name means the patient is registered and already imported from your masterlist. In Daily Visits, a patient who isn't imported yet shows a small circle (○) instead of the check. The legend at the bot...
Red ⚠️ warning: the visit date is earlier than the patient's enlistment date
Quick answer A red ⚠️ warning beside a patient's name on the Daily Visit row usually means the visit date is earlier than the patient's Enlistment Date , the date the patient was enlisted to your facility. The system can't confirm the patient was...
Why is there an orange ⚠️ on the PCU or YES (MCA) column?
Quick answer The orange ⚠️ means the date of your PCU is different from the date of the visit. It is a warning, not an error. You can still finish the visit. You can still submit the case. Nothing was deleted. Your transaction numbers and photos a...
Red ⚠️ warning: the visit date is earlier than the patient's enlistment date
Quick answer A red ⚠️ warning beside a patient's name on the Daily Visit row usually means the visit date is earlier than the patient's Enlistment Date , the date the patient was enlisted to your facility. The system can't confirm the patient was...
How to handle a returning patient who already has completed profiling/FPE
When to use this: The patient has already gone through their First Patient Encounter (FPE) with you in a previous visit, and is now back for a follow-up consult. What you repeat every visit, and what carries over Most of the work is already saved...
How to complete a Consult
How to handle a returning patient who already has completed profiling/FPE
How to submit Tranche 1 or Tranche 2 cases
Once you have cases with a For Submission status, you can transmit them to PhilHealth. Here's how: 📌 Only cases with the For Submission status get sent. If a case is on Confirm Registration, No Submission, or Pending, you'll need to resolve thos...
How to Generate eKAS and ePRESS
Open the patient record You will see the Print EKAS button Scroll down a little bit further and you will see Print Prescription
Red ⚠️ warning: the visit date is earlier than the patient's enlistment date
Quick answer A red ⚠️ warning beside a patient's name on the Daily Visit row usually means the visit date is earlier than the patient's Enlistment Date , the date the patient was enlisted to your facility. The system can't confirm the patient was...
Why is there an orange ⚠️ on the PCU or YES (MCA) column?
Quick answer The orange ⚠️ means the date of your PCU is different from the date of the visit. It is a warning, not an error. You can still finish the visit. You can still submit the case. Nothing was deleted. Your transaction numbers and photos a...
Red ⚠️ warning: the visit date is earlier than the patient's enlistment date
Quick answer A red ⚠️ warning beside a patient's name on the Daily Visit row usually means the visit date is earlier than the patient's Enlistment Date , the date the patient was enlisted to your facility. The system can't confirm the patient was...
I mark the visit as complete but I see a "Confirm Registration" status. What does this mean?
After you mark a visit as Save & Complete, the patient's status should change to For Submission so you can transmit the case to PhilHealth. If it shows Confirm Registration instead, it can mean three things: The Visit Date is earlier than the ...
How to submit Tranche 1 or Tranche 2 cases
Once you have cases with a For Submission status, you can transmit them to PhilHealth. Here's how: 📌 Only cases with the For Submission status get sent. If a case is on Confirm Registration, No Submission, or Pending, you'll need to resolve thos...
What does "No Submission" mean?
This status means you marked a visit as Complete without finishing all the required sections of the FPE/Profiling or the Consult. The system flags it so you don't accidentally transmit an incomplete case to PhilHealth. How to spot an incomplete se...
Case submission errors: common causes and fixes
Common reasons submissions fail, and what to do about each.
"For Submission" status never changes to "Submitted" — is that normal?
This is normal. The status stays For Submission even after you successfully submit to PhilHealth. It does not change to "Submitted." So if you've already sent your cases and the submission came back successful, you're done. There's nothing else yo...
How to see which cases were included in your Tranche 1 or Tranche 2 Submission
If you need to see the list of cases included in your YAKAP submissions, you can generate it yourself and download it as a CSV. This is useful for reconciling what you've sent, checking which cases were included in a specific submission, or sharin...
When is the deadline to submit Tranche 1 and 2?
Quick answer: Submit your Tranche 1 cases by 11:59 PM on the 7th of the following month. Missed it? You can still submit. Those cases are included in the next month’s SAP1 instead. Nothing is lost, the payment just comes about a month later. The m...
"Patient is not assigned/registered" error when submitting cases
Quick answer When you submit cases and get a patient is not registered error, it comes down to one of two situations: A patient you know is (or was) registered with you is showing as not registered. A name you don't recognize appears in the error,...
How to use the Enlistment Masterlist
See all patients registered to your facility, whether their FPE was done and submitted, and the transmittal number it went out under.
My YAKAP payment for the month is still pending. How do I resolve a payment discrepancy?
Quick answer If you submitted your cases on time, you did your part right. 🙂 A payment that is still pending, or an amount that doesn't match what you expected, is resolved with PhilHealth, since PhilHealth is the one who releases the payment. Her...
Red ⚠️ warning: the visit date is earlier than the patient's enlistment date
Quick answer A red ⚠️ warning beside a patient's name on the Daily Visit row usually means the visit date is earlier than the patient's Enlistment Date , the date the patient was enlisted to your facility. The system can't confirm the patient was...