17 Encounter Discharge

Use this workflow to discharge an encounter in Oracle Health Patient Administration. An encounter is ready for discharge once the patient has been treated, and can be performed manually or automatically. Automatic discharge runs at a scheduled time and discharges qualifying encounters with no action required by clinical staff. The manual workflow is necessary to show if a patient has been discharged and is the only alternative to automatic discharge.

• Search for Patient
  Search for and select the patient. The patient profile opens. For more information regarding patient search, see Search for Patients in Oracle Health Patient Administration.
• Discharge Encounter
  Complete the following steps to discharge the encounter: