Director’s Desk: Navigating difficult discharges: A checklist for success

Discharges are a common place for lapses and failures to occur, but when they involve patients suffering from mental illness or substance abuse, they can be even more challenging. Although these complex patient cases may present sizable hurdles, it’s important that facilities take measures to ensure discharges in these instances follow both federal and state guidelines and help protect vulnerable patients whenever possible. 

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