title: Worksheet is a guide to discharge planning CoPs.
abstract: The discharge planning worksheet that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed for surveyors spells out what case managers should be doing to create an effective discharge plan. Case managers should use the worksheet as a self-assessment tool to make sure they are complying with the CMS Conditions of Participation for discharge planning, according to an expert. Surveyors will review discharge planning policies and procedures and check to make sure the discharge planning staff are following them. They will look for evidence that the hospital is tracking readmissions, determining the reasons for readmissions, and making changes to address any problems. They will review five patient recordsto determine if discharge planners are assessing patients for their needs after discharge, giving patients a choice of post-acute providers, ensuring a timely discharge, and forwarding information on the hospital stay to providers at the next level of care.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D057189:Checklist; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D014481:United States