1. Is the date/time stamp required on a patient’s discharge summary? or can the provider verbiage simply state, "Patient being discharge today." sufficient?
2. Do your physicians do a discharge summary before or after the patient has actually been discharged from the facility?
3. If it is prior to discharge, what is your current workflow?
Our providers have expressed numerous concerns over the years about discharge summaries. It is my understanding that currently, when a physician discharges the patient they create an order and write a summary-now this patient may not be discharged until later in the day. When the patient is finally discharged, the provider now receives an in basket for discharge verification. This can cause deficiencies for the providers and has been raising concerns.