Quick Guide

1. Select  from the grey toolbar at the top of the page. Depending on the size and resolution of the screen, this option may not appear. You may need to click on View (grey menu at top of page) and click on Discharge Summary from the list. See this guide for further help.
2. Select ward in the drop down list next to the Search button.
3. Locate patient line and look at the Action column.  Click Create to begin a discharge summary letter. If the button says Edit, a letter has already been started and clicking on it will enable editing.
4. Clicking the create button opens an Internet Explorer Window.

1. • Encounter and Department will autopopulate based on the encounter information associated with this instance of the patient's record.
   • Choose Discharge Summary in Letter Type drop down and click on Create.
   • Choose appropriate primary recipient, this is who the letter will be written to.  For more information regarding recipients, click here.

5. On right side of the screen, under Details, ensure the correct Lead Clinician appears.  Select your name from the Signing Clinician drop down list and select your Position.

VERY IMPORTANT:  You must be signed in to Powerchart so as to authenticate yourself as a signing clinician.  This enables the green button at the bottom to change from to .  If you do not see "Sign and Send", you will not be able to send the letter.

6. If you have finished the letter, click on for the letter to be sent upon patient's discharge.
7. If you have not finished the letter, select .  You can come back to the discharge summary letter later by clicking on the blue Edit button in the Action column in the Discharge Summary screen.