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How to Discharge a Patient

Discharge refers to patients who have completed their admission. Discharge may also be referred to as “separation”. Discharge are administrative and mainly used for statutory reporting purposes.

1. From a Patient Admission, select the Discharge button.
2. Check details and edit discharge date/time as required.
3. Select a Discharge Diagnosis
4. Select a Discharge Status
5. Select a Discharged to
6. Discharge letter will be ticked if you have created a discharge letter on the Discharge Planning page.
7. Check the Confirm discharge box (The tick box is enabled by default in our latest version).
8. Select Discharge button.
   1. Note: On discharge, the QHAPDC Standard Unit Code will display the admitting doctor's details.

Upon discharge a Patient Snapshot is taken - see section Patient Snapshot for more information.

Cancel Confirmed Discharge

See Cancel Patient Discharge.

Confirm Pending Discharge

See Confirm a Pending Discharge