How to Make the Patient Discharge Process Seamless

September 3, 2024

New ISMIE resource provides guidance around patient discharge

Maintaining thoughtful and well-organized patient discharge processes is a critical safety component when coordinating patient care. Because of the high complexity involved in patient discharge and the need for collaboration among many different healthcare professionals, this process can be difficult for facilities to “get right.”

ISMIE’s new resource on patient discharge emphasizes that having strong discharge-related processes in place, as well as making sure all staff have the necessary relevant training, is of the utmost importance.

A seamless discharge process helps to ensure better patient outcomes and decreases the likelihood that a patient will have an unplanned visit back to the hospital.

Review recommendations on how to reduce risk and improve the patient discharge process for the patient – whether they’re being sent home or to another facility – and for the healthcare team.

If you have questions, please contact the Risk Management Division by email.