Discharge Summary
1. A Discharge Summary/Final Note must be dictated for all inpatients within 48 hours.
2. All Discharge Summaries/Final Notes must be authenticated by the attending physician.
3. Discharge summary is required on patients who are admitted and then admission is cancelled
4. For psychiatric patients that are admitted to the acute care center first and then admitted to psychiatry,
a discharge summary is necessary from both the general practitioner and the psychiatrist. The general practitioner’s discharge summary provides summary as to what went on during the acute care stay
for the physician5. All Discharge Summaries must include:
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