Discharge Patient
This page allows you to record a patient discharge from a hospital department in your practice.
Note: Claims created for services during the inpatient stay appear on the Admit History page. Claims resulting from an appointment do not appear on that page.
How do I get to this page?
On the Quickview, next to Currently admitted to, click Discharge patient (the link appears if the patient is currently admitted)
On the Check-in page, click discharge patient (under Verify & Edit Registration Information)
On the Manage Patient Rounding Lists page, click discharge (under the Discharge column in the list)
User access and permissions
Your practice must have the Patient Rounding List feature enabled, and you must have the Manage Patient Rounding Lists user permission to access this page.
To discharge a patient
from a hospital department
- Display the Discharge Patient page: On the Quickview, next to Currently admitted to, click Discharge patient (the link appears if the patient is currently admitted). Or: On the Manage Patient Rounding Lists page, click discharge (under the Discharge column in the list).
- Admit date — Verify the date of admission.
- Discharge date — Verify or enter the date of discharge.
- Notes — Enter any notes about the patient discharge.
- Click Save. The previous page reappears. The Quickview page now displays "Not admitted" in the Currently admitted to section, with links to Admit patient and View admit history.
Field Reference
| Admit date |
The date the patient was admitted. |
|---|---|
| Discharge date |
The date the patient is discharged. (Defaults to the current date.) |
| Department |
The inpatient department where the patient is admitted. |
| Admitting provider |
The provider who admitted the patient. |
| Attending provider |
The provider who cared for the patient. |
| Notes |
Any notes that relate to this admission/discharge. |
| Room |
The room this patient occupied. |
| Bed |
The bed this patient occupied. |