{"id":430,"date":"2020-09-08T22:56:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T22:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hospitalinnovate.org\/covid19\/?p=430"},"modified":"2020-09-21T22:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T22:52:01","slug":"05what-are-the-discharge-instructions-used-by-hospitals-for-patients-and-caregivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hospitalinnovate.org\/covid19\/2020\/09\/08\/05what-are-the-discharge-instructions-used-by-hospitals-for-patients-and-caregivers\/","title":{"rendered":"05. What are the discharge instructions used by hospitals for patients and caregivers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600728718168{margin-top: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;border-bottom-color: #2c5d73 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599247143020{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Discharge Criteria Key Clinical Questions&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23f7941d&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599600251861{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalinnovate.org\/covid19\/\">Home<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalinnovate.org\/covid19\/discharge-criteria\/\">Discharge Criteria Overview<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalinnovate.org\/covid19\/discharge-criteria\/key-clinical-questions\/\">Key Clinical Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; gap=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599596059091{padding: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>a. HOMERuN institutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most hospitals have created brochures, automated insertion of text into discharge instructions, and other ways to ensure standardization on content including: 1) COVID-19 general information such as testing, home isolation duration, travel restrictions, and social distancing; 2) what signs and symptoms to watch for and what to do\/who to contact if they occur; and 3) use of personal protective equipment. Additionally, several sites referred directly to the CDC website or to their state\u2019s department of public health.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner gap=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599600134655{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>b. What is Known<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Several sites have created detailed instructions that could serve as a model for others, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/mxlenngwv010wl9\/OHSU%20-%20Checklist-for-Discharging-COVID-Patients.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OHSU<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/d5allh2fqwnpta1\/NYP%20-%20April.16_2020_Patient%20discharge%20instructions%20on%20using%20pulse%20ox%20and%20checking%20temp.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NewYork\u2013Presbyterian<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/x8d2toxpjf34yq2\/Northwestern%20-%20Discharge%20Checklist%20updated%205.5.20.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northwestern<\/a>, which has useful links to several CDC instruction guides, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/hcp\/disposition-in-home-patients.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/hcp\/guidance-home-care.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-home-care.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600127306391{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;border-left-color: #2c5d73 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #2c5d73 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #2c5d73 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #2c5d73 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][vc_raw_html]JTVCdWx0aW1hdGVfcG9zdF9saXN0JTIwaWQlM0QlMjI0MTMlMjIlNUQ=[\/vc_raw_html][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;6&#8243; title=&#8221;Discharge Criteria&#8221; el_class=&#8221;subNavButton&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][cesis_line_divider width=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text font_size=&#8221;10px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599599758239{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen percent of protocols recommended standard pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis dosing for all COVID-19 patients regardless of estimated VTE risk. 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