Discharges

Discharge Process

CLINICAL: 

• Clinician or family identifies D/C

• Clinician completes the DISCHARGE FORM (open from link or in section below)

  • Please note whether or not a final DC visit is taking place.

• Add communication notes to the chart, Client Profile > Notes, to keep all team members informed. 

Clinical Documentation:

• For discharges with a visit, you will complete a regular routine visit note AND the "COFK SLP/OT/PT DC" form/note that office team adds to your schedule as non-billable.  Times should not overlap, and the non-billable note could be for 1 minute, since not billing.  

• For DCs, without a visit, ONLY the non-billable DC Form is needed. 

OPs:

• Ops staff receives notification, schedules unbillable DC Summary Form on D/C date

• Remove visits, if applicable, after D/C date

• Complete 5 day notice, send by mail, to family

• Ops staff creates D/C order upon completion/closed visit & sends to MD (no signature required)

• Ops staff changes discipline admission status to “Discharged”