All discharged patients will have a dictated electronic discharge letter done via T-Pro before they leave the ED.
Clinical staff will complete this task before seeing the next patient.
The key is brevity: pertinent, succinct clinical information.
The 3 subtitles are important to fill out: Diagnosis, Investigations, Treatment.
General practitioners do not need a whole lot more information than this unless management plan is complex.
As soon as the T-Pro letter is Approved, it is immediately visible on the patient's iCM documents and the GP's HeathLink inbox.
Printing:
It is mandatory to print the electronic letter prior to discharge in all the following patient groups.
It should be given to them or the staff of their facility before leaving the ED:
- Discharged to another hospital site (inter-hospital transfer)
- Discharged back to a residential healthcare facility
- Prisoners
- Any complex care plans - e.g. multiple medication change/ polypharmacy (for benefit of their carers and pharmacy)
- Shared decision making - e.g. limitation of investigations/ management of a chronic condition, decision to not follow a standard care pathway
- Any patient that requests a copy
Printing from iCM/ Documents is the simplest way.
See the brief video below for overall introductory training for T-Pro electronic discharge.