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Discharge (hospital)

Conclusion of a period of hospitalization in a Health Care Institution. The discharge may have different ways: 1. death of the patient 2. ordinary discharge to the residence of the patient 3. ordinary discharge at an institution of long-term care or nursing homes (RSA) 4. protected discharge the patient's home (may be followed by a period of hospitalization at home ) 5. voluntary discharge(against the advice of a doctor), 6. transfer to another health care institution. It is not consider as discharged patients who are provisionally absent (for reasons of family, justice, etc.) or those who provisionally suspends a cycle of hospital care. At discharge the medical record is closed.

Related terms
Admission (hospital)
Clinical record
Hospital Discharge Record

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