Documenting Discharge Disposition

1.   If you haven't already, select the patient and go to the BTS Flowsheet module.

2.   Click the Discharge Disposition heading to expand it, displaying subheadings and any documentation recorded for previous visits.

3.   Click the cell on the grid containing blue dashes (----) to the right of the heading name for the current visit date. The LMR displays the Add screen.

4.   Click check boxes to indicate the patient's disposition and referrals. Click to indicate if the patient is to be sent home, to a nursing home, or admitted.

5.   If desired, click into the Comments field and add type additional text.

6.   For home care, type contact information.

7.   Click Ok (ALT+O).

8.   If you want to save your work now, click Sign. The LMR indicates the changes that will be saved. Type your key and click Sign.