Projected Discharge
Projected Discharge is a feature used by healthcare administrators to estimate when a patient is expected to be discharged. This feature exists to improve patient flow and resource management. It is used throughout the patient's stay, especially when their status changes or they are transferred between units.
Where you can find this feature: Patient Tracking Portal application.
How Projected Discharge Works
Functionality
Projected Discharge Date Calculation: If the "Use Length of Stay to Calculate Proj. Discharge Date" global setting is enabled, the system calculates the projected discharge date based on the Length of Stay (LOS) associated with the patient's unit. If no unit-specific LOS is set, the enterprise default from the Master Configuration is used.
Auto Calculation: The expected discharge date and time can be automatically updated based on three settings:
Use Length of Stay to Calculate Projected Discharge Date: Must be enabled in the PreAdmitTracking global settings.
Default Length of Stay (hours): Set in the Master Configuration for the enterprise.
Unit-specific Length of Stay: Can override the enterprise default and is configured in the Admin Tool under Unit PreAdmitTracking Settings.
Manual Overrides: A manually selected projected discharge date will override the automatically calculated date for the duration of the visit, regardless of patient status changes or unit transfers.
HL7 Integration: Projected discharge dates can be populated from HL7 ADT or ORM messages, specifically from the PV2,9 field.
Setting to Current Time: If enabled, the projected discharge date can be set to the current time when a patient's status is changed to Pending or Confirmed Discharge.
Workflows
Configuring Auto Calculation
Access the PreAdmitTracking Global Settings page.
In the Automatic Patient Status Transitions section, enable "Use Length of Stay to Calculate Proj. Discharge Date" by clicking the gray Disabled button to change it to a green Enabled button.
Click Save.
Allowing Projected Discharge Date to Be Set to Current Time
Access the PreAdmitTracking Global Settings page.
In the Automatic Patient Status Transitions section, enable "Set Proj. Discharge Date to NOW When Setting Pending/Confirmed Discharge from UI" by clicking the gray Disabled button to change it to a green Enabled button.
Click Save.
Configuring Display of Projected Discharge Dates
Access Enterprise Wide Settings > DateTime Settings.
To display only the month and day, select "Date Only" in the Projected Discharge Date Display list.
To display the month, day, and time, select "Date and Time" in the Projected Discharge Date Display list.
Using Length of Stay to Calculate Projected Discharge Dates
Access the PreAdmitTracking Global Settings page.
In the Automatic Patient Status Transitions section, enable "Use Length of Stay to Calculate Proj. Discharge Date" by clicking the gray Disabled button to change it to a green Enabled button.
Click Save.