Know When it’s Time to Discharge When a patient is nearing completion of an active episode of care, it can be difficult to know when it’s time for discharge. It’s an age-old question that is rooted in proper case management. The patient may be released with or without symptoms, and a prognosis of possible exacerbations…
Understanding Therapeutic Withdrawal in the Discharge Process
This short video teaches you the value of therapeutic withdrawal not only for clinical purposes but also as a good documentation practice. The intention and definition of therapeutic withdrawal are important to understand and document. This rapid tutorial provides examples of how to document the patient visit when you have decided that therapeutic withdrawal is…
Create “The End” to Every Story with Proper Patient Discharge
In the world of documenting an episode of care, the end of the episode is just as important as the beginning. As you have seen previously in this module, laying out a sound initial visit note sets the stage for compliant documentation through the entire episode, leading into the progress exams, and eventually to the…