Product
EP-0935:2012
Status
Active
Version
1.3
Created
Updated
This version has been superseded: see other versions below.
eDischarge Summary supports the transfer of patients from the hospital to the primary physician.
It offers a national standard for capturing details of the patients hospital stay in a structured and machine readable format. The details typically captured include the admitting diagnosis, diagnostic procedures performed, the prognosis, medications prescribed and follow up actions recommended. This information is shared with the patients GP, the referring specialist and the community pharmacy to support the continued care of the patient as they are discharged from hospital.
It offers a national standard for capturing details of the patients hospital stay in a structured and machine readable format. The details typically captured include the admitting diagnosis, diagnostic procedures performed, the prognosis, medications prescribed and follow up actions recommended. This information is shared with the patients GP, the referring specialist and the community pharmacy to support the continued care of the patient as they are discharged from hospital.