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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.
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''Patient had a cough''
 
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''Discharge to hospice''
 
''Discharge to hospice''
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''Transferred to MICU''
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''Intubated and pressors''
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''Is it time for lunch?''
  
 
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[[Category:Palliative Care & Hospice]]
 
[[Category:Palliative Care & Hospice]]

Latest revision as of 07:47, 22 March 2017

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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


Transferred to MICU

Intubated and pressors

Is it time for lunch?


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