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A summary of the medical record, prepared at the end of hospitalization, giving the essentials of diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and recommendations. Preparation of the discharge summary is the responsibility of the attending physician or dentist. A discharge summary must not be confused with a discharge abstract, which is different in content, and the preparation of which is not the responsibility of the attending physician or dentist.<\/p>\n

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A summary of the hospital or clinic record of a patient, prepared when the patient is released from the medical care facility.<\/p>\n

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A summary of the medical record, prepared at the end of hospitalization, giving the essentials of diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and recommendations. Preparation of the discharge summary is the responsibility of the attending physician or dentist. A discharge summary must not be confused with a discharge abstract, which is different in content, and the preparation of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d"],"yoast_head":"\nDischarge summary - Definition of Discharge summary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A summary of the medical record, prepared at the end of hospitalization, giving the essentials of diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and recommendations. 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