Discharge Planning Process

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One of the most challenging aspects of the healthcare team is to ensure that the patient is successfully transfer from the hospital to the next level of care. Discharge planning is a routine of the health system and it starts within 24 hours of admission. It is a process that enables the healthcare team to determine a patient’s needs prior to and upon discharge. The goal of this process is to shorten hospital length of stay and unplanned readmission to hospital, and improve the coordination of services following discharge from hospital to provide a seamless pathway between hospital and place of discharge. It is a multidisciplinary approach that requires the coordination from doctors, nurses, physical therapist, speech therapist, occupational