Discharge procedure

The discharge procedure is as follows:

1. After the doctor confirms that the patient's condition has improved or reached the discharge standard, he will explain the discharge time and precautions to the patient and his family;

2. Before leaving the hospital, patients and their families need to go to the financial department of the hospital or the medical insurance window to handle the relevant expenses settlement procedures, including hospitalization expenses, medicine expenses, inspection fees, etc. If you have medical insurance or commercial insurance, you need to make reimbursement settlement first;

3. The ward nurse will check whether the patient has paid all the expenses, and help the patient pack his luggage and prepare for discharge;

4. The doctor will issue a discharge certificate and a discharge summary, and the patient needs to sign for confirmation and receive relevant documents;

5. When necessary, the doctor will explain to the patients and their families the matters needing attention after discharge and the time for follow-up, and issue relevant drugs and checklists;

6. Patients and their families need to go through the relevant procedures when they leave the hospital, including refunding the deposit, getting the medical insurance card or the settlement documents of commercial insurance, etc.

7. After the patient leaves the ward, the ward nurse will disinfect and clean the ward to prepare for receiving new patients.

Conditions for going through the discharge formalities:

1, the patient's condition has stabilized or improved, which meets the discharge criteria. The doctor will decide whether to leave the hospital according to the patient's condition and treatment effect. If the patient's condition has not been effectively controlled or the treatment has not yet ended, the doctor may advise the patient to continue hospitalization;

2. The patient has paid all the hospitalization expenses and settled the related expenses. Before going through the discharge formalities, patients and their families need to go to the hospital financial department or medical insurance window to settle the expenses and pay all the hospitalization expenses. If you have medical insurance or commercial insurance, you need to make reimbursement settlement first;

3. Patients and their families have understood the precautions and treatment plan after discharge and agreed to leave the hospital. Before going through the discharge formalities, the doctor will explain to the patients and their families the precautions and treatment plans after discharge, including drugs and examinations, as well as the time and precautions for follow-up visits. Patients and their families need to know carefully and agree to leave the hospital;

4. Patients and their families have gone through relevant procedures and documents. Before going through the discharge formalities, patients and their families need to go through the relevant formalities and certificates, including refunding the deposit, getting the medical insurance card or the settlement documents of commercial insurance, etc.

To sum up, the specific discharge procedures may be different in different hospitals and regions. Before leaving the hospital, you should first understand the relevant regulations and requirements of the local hospital and go through the relevant procedures according to the prescribed procedures.

Legal basis:

Article 122 1 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Medical institutions shall be liable for compensation if medical personnel fail to fulfill their medical obligations corresponding to the medical level at that time and cause damage to patients.

Article 1222

If the patient is damaged in the diagnosis and treatment activities, it is presumed that the medical institution is at fault in any of the following circumstances:

(a) in violation of laws, administrative regulations, rules and other relevant medical norms;

(two) concealing or refusing to provide medical records related to the dispute;

(three) lost, forged, tampered with or illegally destroyed medical records.