Health Care Activity
patient discharge
pa·tient dis·charge
Subclass of:
Continuity of Patient Care; Hospitalization
Definitions related to patient discharge:
  • The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The release of a patient from a course of care.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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