Discharge Checklist — Nothing Leaves the Ward Unfinished
Eleven items, started at admission, completed before the patient walks out. The re-engineered discharge in one page
What it is
The AHRQ Re-Engineered Discharge components as a ward checklist: diagnosis explained, medicines reconciled and explained, follow-up booked, tests pending assigned, warning signs taught, care plan in hand, teach-back done, transport, home support, GP informed, follow-up call scheduled.
Where to use it
Started at admission; on the chart; signed before discharge. Audit ten a month. Evidence for: Standard 6 — discharge and aftercare; Standard 4 — medication reconciliation. Evidence for: Standard 6 — discharge and aftercare; Standard 4 — medication reconciliation. Evidence for: Standard 6 — discharge and aftercare; Standard 4 — medication reconciliation. Evidence for: Standard 6 — discharge and aftercare; Standard 4 — medication reconciliation. Evidence for: Standard 6 — discharge and aftercare; Standard 4 — medication reconciliation. Evidence for: Standard 6 — discharge and aftercare; Standard 4 — medication reconciliation.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Teach-Back — Ask, Explain, Check
My After-Hospital Care Plan
Going Home? Five Questions Before You Leave
Post-Discharge Phone Call — 48 to 72 Hours
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