Patient discharge referral: interdisciplinary collaboration

The INFORMM (Information Network For Online Retrieval & Medical Management) patient discharge referral form is interdisciplinary in scope. The initial automated form, implemented on 41 general inpatient care units as of December, 1991, involved the collaboration of the departments of Nursing, Social Services, Medical Records, and Patient Registration. As development proceeds, it is expected that other clinical disciplines will contribute additional data and information to augment and complement the content of the patient discharge referral form.