“If case management is seen as an umbrella, discharge planning would be beneath it” (Dziegielewski, 2003 pp. 313). In other words, discharge planning is an essential function that facilitates the continuity of care. Discharge planning can involve coordinating services and patient discharge, interviewing caregivers for assessment, making contacts for referrals, reviewing records prior to contact, supporting patients, documentation, communicating discharge and treatment options with patient, medical professionals, and family members, and more (Dziegielewski, 2003 pp. 322).
One major option upon discharging from a hospital includes deciding the best place for the patient to be released to. If the patient is discharged and they go home, you
One major option upon discharging from a hospital includes deciding the best place for the patient to be released to. If the patient is discharged and they go home, you