title: New discharge planning standards are issued.
abstract: The Joint Commission has issued a new standard for discharge planners that calls for early planning and alerts the patient and the patient's family to what lies beyond the hospital stay. It places special importance on this information if the patient is expected to be transferred to another care facility.
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D005190:Family; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States