Electronic
Patient
Discharge
Plan (ePDP)
A Detailed How-To For Providers
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ePDP includes the
elements of a PDP
as well as a full templated
discharge summary.
Start this document early
during the admission to
ensure smooth discharges
from the hospital.
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Select the unit.
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Select the patient.
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Select Discharge
Process.
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Select ePDP.
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The Summary tab
displays all
information that has
been entered so far.
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Proceed to
the next tab.
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Update the Discharge
Attending and
Hospital service by
searching from the
drop-down menu.
Remember you can
save anytime by hitting
Save at the bottom of
each section.
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Proceed to
the next tab.
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These 3 fields will serve as the discharge
summary. If completed here no additional
summary needs to be written!
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Complete the
required fields
or….
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…click this box if you
completed (or will
complete) a separate
discharge summary.
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Select “DELETE ALL DATA on 3 TABS” to
indicate discharge summary already dictated.
Otherwise Select “KEEP Data” to continue
working on the discharge summary here.
No further information can
be added to these tabs once
the option is marked as
these are the discharge
summary fields except….
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You must enter the principle
diagnosis (primary reason for
admission) before moving to
the Status at DC tab
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If entering discharge
summary as part of
ePDP, finish entering
Pt History and proceed
to next tab.
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Enter the PRINCIPAL
reason for admission with
a description of the
hospital course
Enter all other diagnoses
with associated hospital
course. There are 14 fields
available.
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Proceed to
the next tab.
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Enter additional
diagnoses or
information here.
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Proceed to
the next tab.
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IMPORTANT: Enter any
pending tests or follow-up
instructions for PCP.
Complete the
remaining fields.
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Click the Find
button to search
for a provider if
not defaulted in.
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Select the provider.
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If PCP within DPH/UCSF system, an email will be generated advising PCP that
dc documents available for review. Additional physicians can be selected in the
Additional Distributions. Alternatively free text the name of the physician if not
in the DPH/UCSF system. No email will be generated to these providers.
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Proceed to
the next tab.
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Click this box if
patient does not
have a Core Measure
Diagnosis.
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All fields will be
greyed out.
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… select the
appropriate Core
Measure Diagnosis
(or diagnoses).
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Complete the
required Quality
Measures and…
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…justify why a
Quality Measure
was not prescribed.
Choose from the
drop down or free
text reason.
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Click the Save button
located at the bottom
of each tab at any
point while editing
the ePDP to save your
work.
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After clicking the
Save button, you will
be required to enter
your password to
save your work.
You or any other
provider may then
continue working on
the saved version at
any point in time.
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Review the ePDP
Summary.
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You can edit any section of the
ePDP by clicking on the field
and then hitting modify below
or go directly to the relevant tab
above.
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To FINALIZE the
ePDP go to the
Summary tab and
click Finalize below.
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IMPORTANT: Your signature
on the FINAL ePDP indicates
that you are accountable for the
entire content (even if multiple
providers contributed to the
document over time).
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ePDP is complete!
Med Rec and Discharge
Instructions must also be
completed for the patient to
be discharged.
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To make edits to an already
finalized ePDP, go to
Enter/Update PDP. Click
Continue to make changes to
the document.
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