It is the preparation of discharging the patient from the hospital once they are fully recovered.
However, there are different types of patient discharge such as :

• Healed and then discharged
• Discharged against medical advice (DAMA)
• Discharged on demand
• Transferred to another hospital
• Death

No patient can be discharged unless the doctor gives written orders. Once the patient is discharged, his records and case sheet are handed over to the medical record unit. Once the patient is finally discharged the discharge slip is then handed over to the patient or their families.