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Insurance Term - Discharge Planning

Medical personnel of a health plan working with the attending physician and hospital staff to assess alternatives to hospitalization, evaluate appropriate settings for care, and arrange for the discharge of a patient, including planning for subsequent care at home, or assisted by a skilled nursing facility. The goal is to provide a more comfortable, cost-efficient setting for continued treatment of the patient and to further medical management.

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