SMART Discharge goes live June 3

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Monica Mewshaw

Beginning next week, you will see flyers and information posted around the hospital regarding SMART Discharge, a tool formatted to help patients and families receive complete and accurate discharge instructions. SMART Discharge will be utilized in all inpatient areas.

SMART stands for: 

Signs/Symptoms I should look for

Medications

Appointments

Results

Talk with me more about

To ensure their questions are answered and concerns addressed, patients and their families will be encouraged to participate in this process. White boards available in patient rooms will provide a place where each category can be addressed, as well as areas for the care team to input additional information regarding patient care. Click here to see the flyer.

Education, including a self-learning packet and quiz that will be submitted to unit educators, will begin mid-May.

Thanks for helping us to ensure our patients “leave SMART”!  -Angela Comer RN, BSN