Discharge planning is used to manage the client’s discharge from the facility. This includes documentation summarising the care received, services required after discharge and transport from the facility to the discharge location. Discharge letters for clients can be based on pre-defined templates.
Edit the Discharge Plan
Clicking Edit allows you to edit the following fields:
Field | Description |
Admission Date | Displays the current admission date |
Planned Discharge Date | Use the date picker to enter the planned discharge date. |
Discharge To | Select the proposed destination from the drop-down list. |
Discharge Transportation | Select the transport required from the drop-down list |
Discharge Plan | The text field provides a place to enter the specific discharge notes. This field is not visible when the client is NOT admitted. |
Copy Discharge Plan To Clinical Notes | Ticking means that the plan will be copied to Clinical Notes upon saving. |
When writing your Discharge Plan Using the Text Editor, under the Insert Menu you have some useful tools:
- Insert image
- Replacement Variable: Insert values from fields in the Patient record
- Insert Template: Commonly used blocks of text, letters, templates can be added
- Insert Date / time
- Attachment: insert any file (PDF, image, zip) into the clinical note.
See Using the Text Editor for more details.
Discharge Letters
You can write a discharge letter for a patient using the Discharge Letter button.
If an admission is cancelled, any Discharge Letters that are in draft format will be deleted. See Correspondence → Letters for details on creating letters.
If enabled, the My Health Record & Health Identifiers Service Integration will allow you to upload this to a Patient's My Health Record.
Support Services Required
Provides a simple check list to record the client’s discharge requirements for Support Services.
Fields available:
Field | Description |
Service Required | Code of the service required |
Description | Description of the service required |
Notified | Check box to denote a service has been notified |
Links | |
Edit | Click to edit and check or uncheck “Notified” |
Delete | If a service is not required use the delete link to remove |
Add a Support Service
- Click Create New.
- Select the service required from the drop down list.
- Add a Description.
- If service has been notified click the notified box.
- Click Create Requirement.
Other Requirements
Provides a simple check list to record the client’s other discharge requirements e.g. equipment (Note: only visible if a client has been admitted).
Fields available:
Field | Description |
Other requirement | Code of the other requirements |
Description | Description of the other requirements |
Notified | Check box to denote a service has been notified |
Links | |
Edit | Click to edit and check or uncheck “Notified” |
Delete | If a service is not required use the delete link to remove |
Add Other Requirements
- Click Create New.
- Select the service required from the drop down list.
- Add a Description.
- If service has been notified click the notified box.
- Click Create Requirement.
