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A '''discharge haiku''' is a form of [[Discharge Summary|discharge summary]] that is inspired by Japanese poetry and summarizes a long hospitalization in 3 phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. It is the most efficient and beautiful way to present a complicated hospital course. | A '''discharge haiku''' is a form of [[Discharge Summary|discharge summary]] that is inspired by Japanese poetry and summarizes a long hospitalization in 3 phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. It is the most efficient and beautiful way to present a complicated hospital course. | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 4 October 2016
A discharge haiku is a form of discharge summary that is inspired by Japanese poetry and summarizes a long hospitalization in 3 phrases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. It is the most efficient and beautiful way to present a complicated hospital course.
Examples of a Discharge Haiku
Patient admitted
Some stuff happened in between
Patient was discharged
Patient had a cough
Man, she coughed and coughed and coughed
Discharge to hospice