Discharge Summary

4 weeks ago

Chennai Tamil Nadu, India GERI CARE HOSPITAL Full time

The Discharge Summary Specialist is responsible for creating, reviewing, and ensuring the accurate and timely completion of discharge summaries for geriatric patients. This role is essential in documenting the patient's hospital stay, including diagnoses, treatments, procedures, medications, and post-discharge instructions, to ensure continuity of care after discharge. The Discharge Summary Specialist will work closely with healthcare providers to ensure all relevant information is documented, compliant with legal and regulatory requirements, and delivered to the patient and their primary care team.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Discharge Summary Documentation**:

- Write and update discharge summaries based on physician orders, medical charts, and patient progress.
- Ensure all key elements are included, such as diagnosis, treatment, surgical procedures, medications, follow-up instructions, recommendations for rehabilitation, and post-discharge care needs, particularly for elderly patients with complex medical histories.

**Patient Care Continuity**:

- Collaborate with attending physicians, specialists, and nursing staff to gather accurate and complete information for discharge summaries, ensuring the patient’s medical history and care plan are clearly documented.
- Include comprehensive discharge instructions that address the specific needs of geriatric patients, such as mobility assistance, medication management, nutrition, and mental health care.

**Compliance and Accuracy**:

- Ensure all discharge summaries are in compliance with hospital policies, regulatory guidelines, and legal requirements (including HIPAA).
- Accurately document all procedures, medications, and other critical details in accordance with medical documentation standards.
- Verify that all discharge summaries are finalized and signed by the attending physician before the patient is discharged.

**Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Teams**:

- Work closely with physicians, nurses, social workers, case managers, and rehabilitation specialists to gather relevant data for discharge summaries.
- Communicate with the healthcare team to clarify any ambiguous or missing information that may impact the quality of the discharge summary.

**Patient Education and Follow-up**:

- Ensure that clear, concise instructions for patients and caregivers are included in the discharge summary. This includes medication instructions, follow-up appointments, therapy requirements, and signs of complications to watch for after discharge.
- Provide clear information on how to contact healthcare providers if follow-up care is needed.

**Quality Assurance and Feedback**:

- Conduct quality assurance checks on discharge summaries to ensure accuracy and completeness before final submission to the medical records department.
- Address any discrepancies or errors in the discharge summaries in a timely manner and work with physicians or clinical staff to correct them.

**Documentation and Reporting**:

- Maintain organized and accurate patient records, ensuring that discharge summaries are properly filed in the electronic medical record (EMR) or paper chart systems.
- Track and report on the status of discharge summaries, ensuring they are completed within required timeframes for compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.

**Training and Education**:

- Stay updated on best practices, regulatory changes, and improvements in medical documentation and discharge planning, particularly for geriatric patients.
- Educate and train new staff on the discharge summary process as necessary.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**:

- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree or higher in healthcare administration, medical records, or related field preferred.
- Completion of training in medical documentation, clinical coding, or medical records management is highly preferred.

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 2 years of experience in medical record documentation, discharge planning, or clinical documentation in a healthcare setting, preferably in a hospital or geriatric care facility.
- Familiarity with geriatric care, including the medical, psychological, and social needs of elderly patients, is highly preferred.

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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