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Inpatient Discharge & Community Handover

Coordinate discharge planning, care and equipment dependencies, clinical approval and receiving-provider acknowledgement.

13 workspace menus · 13 business workflows · 5 role profiles

Application blueprint only. This is a proposed design, not a deployed or production-tested system. Screens and sample figures are illustrative; workflows, business rules, approvals, permissions and integrations require confirmation before build.

Designed for Hospital patient flow director

Inpatient Discharge & Community Handover workspace interface preview; illustrative records and figures.
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Explore an illustrative interface.

Illustrative workspace and record review. Select a concept screen to inspect it in full.

Operational dashboards and work queues.

Operational views

Review work, evidence, exceptions and authorised decisions within a defined operating scope.

Service / care teamPeriodAssigned teamReview state

Dashboard measures

  • Active operational records
    Count of all records in the selected workspace.
  • Review queue
    Records at the third stage of the business workflow.
  • Needs attention
    Records with an assigned review requirement.
  • Final-stage records
    Records in the fourth business workflow stage.

Business workflow and operating scope

Coordinate discharge planning, care and equipment dependencies, clinical approval and receiving-provider acknowledgement. A discharge plan can be delayed by unresolved transport, equipment or receiving-service tasks even after the clinical team is ready to review it. This administrative scope makes those dependencies accountable and records the handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval.

Operations

Operational overview

Review the work position and priority actions.

Anticipated discharge plans

Coordinate anticipated discharge plans with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Care coordination tasks

Coordinate care coordination tasks with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Equipment requirements

Coordinate equipment requirements with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Consent and access records

Coordinate consent and access records with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Clinical approval routing

Coordinate clinical approval routing with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Provider handover

Coordinate provider handover with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Delay and closeout reporting

Coordinate delay and closeout reporting with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval

Coordinate handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Insights

Reports and saved views

Review the reporting scope and export agreed operational views.

Governance

Approvals and exceptions

Review delegated decisions, exceptions and recorded conditions.

Audit history

Trace accepted changes, decisions and accountable actions.

Access and configuration

Manage the agreed role permissions and configurable operating rules.

The end-to-end business journey.

From intake to authorised completion, with evidence at each decision.

01

Open the discharge plan

Open anticipated discharge plan.

02

Coordinate required support

Coordinate care and equipment needs.

03

Obtain clinical approval

Obtain clinical discharge approval.

04

Confirm receiving handover

Confirm receiving provider handover.

Business workflows

Select a workflow to review the steps, responsibilities, approval and exception handling.

01 · Record handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval

Coordinate handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval and its operating scope
  • Identify continuing obligations and dependencies
  • Obtain receiving-owner acceptance
  • Record the authorised transfer and follow-up

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The receiving team declines an obligation or a dependency remains open.

Outcome
Accepted responsibility, transfer evidence and retained follow-up obligations.

02 · Coordinate anticipated discharge plans

Coordinate anticipated discharge plans within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Anticipated discharge plans requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register anticipated discharge plans and its operating scope
  • Compare options, dependencies and operating constraints
  • Review the selected option with its accountable owners
  • Accept the plan and track its delivery conditions

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
An assumption changes, prerequisites are missing or stakeholders cannot accept the proposed commitment.

Outcome
An approved operating plan and owned actions for its accepted conditions.

03 · Coordinate care coordination tasks

Coordinate care coordination tasks within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Care coordination tasks requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register care coordination tasks and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

04 · Coordinate equipment requirements

Coordinate equipment requirements within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Equipment requirements requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register equipment requirements and its operating scope
  • Compare options, dependencies and operating constraints
  • Review the selected option with its accountable owners
  • Accept the plan and track its delivery conditions

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
An assumption changes, prerequisites are missing or stakeholders cannot accept the proposed commitment.

Outcome
An approved operating plan and owned actions for its accepted conditions.

05 · Coordinate consent and access records

Coordinate consent and access records within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Consent and access records requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register consent and access records and its operating scope
  • Check permitted purpose, prerequisites and authority
  • Record the delegated approval or refusal
  • Track term, withdrawal and later changes

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Authority is missing, permission changes or the requested purpose exceeds the accepted scope.

Outcome
A scoped permission or recorded refusal, its conditions and review history.

06 · Coordinate clinical approval routing

Coordinate clinical approval routing within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Clinical approval routing requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register clinical approval routing and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

07 · Coordinate provider handover

Coordinate provider handover within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Provider handover requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register provider handover and its operating scope
  • Identify continuing obligations and dependencies
  • Obtain receiving-owner acceptance
  • Record the authorised transfer and follow-up

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The receiving team declines an obligation or a dependency remains open.

Outcome
Accepted responsibility, transfer evidence and retained follow-up obligations.

08 · Coordinate delay and closeout reporting

Coordinate delay and closeout reporting within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Delay and closeout reporting requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register delay and closeout reporting and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

09 · Register the operating requirement

Coordinate operating requirement within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Operating requirement requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register operating requirement and its operating scope
  • Compare options, dependencies and operating constraints
  • Review the selected option with its accountable owners
  • Accept the plan and track its delivery conditions

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
An assumption changes, prerequisites are missing or stakeholders cannot accept the proposed commitment.

Outcome
An approved operating plan and owned actions for its accepted conditions.

10 · Resolve operating exceptions

Coordinate operating exceptions within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Operating exceptions requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register operating exceptions and its operating scope
  • Gather the relevant evidence and review options
  • Route the case to the delegated decision owner
  • Record the outcome, conditions and follow-up obligations

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
The case exceeds delegation, contains a conflict or has disputed evidence.

Outcome
An authorised decision or escalation with accountable resolution actions.

11 · Verify completion and follow-up

Coordinate completion and follow-up within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Completion and follow-up requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Care or equipment owner

  • Register completion and follow-up and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

12 · Review controlled operating changes

Coordinate controlled operating changes within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Controlled operating changes requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Care or equipment owner

  • Register controlled operating changes and its operating scope
  • Collect the linked records and qualified evidence
  • Assign the responsible reviewer and record findings
  • Accept the outcome or assign corrective follow-up

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Evidence is incomplete, disputed, expired or outside the reviewer’s authority.

Outcome
A review finding, its accepted evidence and any accountable corrective actions.

13 · Prepare scoped operational reports

Coordinate scoped operational reports within Inpatient discharge and community handover.

Trigger
Scoped operational reports requires a new record, an agreed review or a controlled change.

Responsible role
Discharge coordinator

  • Register scoped operational reports and its operating scope
  • Assign the accountable owner and required actions
  • Review the relevant evidence and unresolved conditions
  • Confirm the accepted outcome and retain its history

Approval
Receiving provider records the decision when the action changes an accepted commitment or requires delegated authority.

Exception handling
Required information or responsibility is missing, or an operating condition changes.

Outcome
A completed operating record with its linked evidence and remaining obligations.

Governance and control

  • Every case must have an owner, priority and status.
  • Sensitive records must be visible only to authorised roles.
  • Escalation rules must be configurable by severity and elapsed time.
  • Decisions that affect entitlement, safety or payment require accountable human approval.
  • Closed cases may reopen only through a controlled path that preserves history.
  • Jurisdiction-, regulator- or authority-specific rules must be configurable and validated by an authorised domain owner before production use.
Operating rules by business workflow
  • For handover evidence alongside the clinician's approval, a receiving owner, evidence of acceptance and unresolved obligations are recorded before a handover closes.
  • For anticipated discharge plans, the accepted plan records assumptions, rejected alternatives, dependencies and conditions.
  • For care coordination tasks, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For equipment requirements, the accepted plan records assumptions, rejected alternatives, dependencies and conditions.
  • For consent and access records, the request stays within the recorded permission and delegated authority.
  • For clinical approval routing, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For provider handover, a receiving owner, evidence of acceptance and unresolved obligations are recorded before a handover closes.
  • For delay and closeout reporting, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.
  • For operating requirement, the accepted plan records assumptions, rejected alternatives, dependencies and conditions.
  • For operating exceptions, a decision retains its authority, reason, supporting evidence and resulting obligations.
  • For completion and follow-up, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For controlled operating changes, evidence, reviewer authority and acceptance conditions are visible before a reviewed outcome is accepted.
  • For scoped operational reports, the record retains an accountable owner, its supporting evidence and accepted outcome.

Data, interfaces and operating requirements.

Core records

Case / requestPerson / customerService / issue typeTaskAssignmentDecisionEvidence / communicationResolution
Record fields and linked information
  • Record identifier — Stable reference for the operating transaction.
  • Service / care team — Business scope used for responsibility and reporting.
  • Operating subject — The request, commitment or work item being handled.
  • Accountable owner — Named responsibility for the next action.
  • Workflow stage — Current position in the agreed business journey.
  • Review requirement — Required review and outstanding decision.
  • Due or review date — Agreed action window or review trigger.
  • Linked evidence — Source records supporting the operating decision.
  • Decision authority — The delegated authority relevant to the accepted outcome.
  • Accepted outcome — Recorded decision and its business consequences.
  • Follow-up obligation — Remaining responsibilities after an accepted action.
  • Revision history — Trace of accepted changes and their evidence.
  • Anticipated discharge plans reference — Link the relevant anticipated discharge plans to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Care coordination tasks reference — Link the relevant care coordination tasks to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Equipment requirements reference — Link the relevant equipment requirements to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Consent and access records reference — Link the relevant consent and access records to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.
  • Clinical approval routing reference — Link the relevant clinical approval routing to the operating transaction and its decision evidence.

Systems and interfaces

  • Approved clinical records
  • Equipment and care coordination systems
  • Secure provider communications

Interface scope, data mapping and testing are agreed for each engagement.

Implementation requirements
Requires clinical record access, patient consent controls and secure communication with approved community service providers.

Mobile and tablet access

Provide authorised teams with coordination status and permitted handover acknowledgements. Clinical decisions remain clinician controlled.

Access approved workflows through the Dalfin mobile app. Device tasks and permissions are confirmed for the deployment.

AI extensions

Draft administrative handover summaries for authorised staff under agreed privacy controls.

AI extensions are scoped around the required data, business outcome and review controls.

Engineered with Genesis.

Structured application engineering

Connect requirements, roles, records, workflows and interfaces through the agreed Genesis engineering process.

Controlled changes

Review dependency impact and validation requirements. Context Memory supports governed changes and accepted application revisions.

Deployment and support

Agree customer cloud or on-premises requirements, device access, implementation acceptance and ongoing engineering support.

AN EXAMPLE OPERATING SCENARIO

What to validate in a scoped demonstration.

A discharge plan waits for equipment confirmation. The coordinator resolves the dependency, the clinician records the discharge decision and the approved receiving provider acknowledges the handover. The record preserves consent and outstanding administrative actions.

What to review

  • A saved end-to-end transaction
  • An exception and its authorised resolution
  • Different operator, approver and reviewer permissions
  • Final records, history and the relevant report

Questions before implementation.

How is this system adapted to our organisation?

Roles, approval authority, business rules, records and reporting are configured around your operating model. Scope definition connects the required business outcome to workflows, interfaces and acceptance criteria.

How are approvals and responsibilities defined?

Operators, reviewers and authorised decision makers have defined responsibilities. Approval limits, exception handling and access permissions are agreed with your business owners and tested against the selected workflows.

Can it connect with our existing systems?

Interface requirements cover your existing business systems, data ownership, mapping and authentication. Connection design and testing form part of the agreed implementation scope.

What will we review in a solution walkthrough?

Start with a relevant business transaction, then review its approvals, an exception, role permissions and final records. Discuss the integrations, reporting and operating requirements that matter to your organisation.