• TS: – Tracer Methodology 101 Effective Discharge Planning[®] [REF: JCSC, SW] The Source, February 2013, Vol 11, #2, Pg 6

This latest installment in this series encourages the use of tracer methodology to help improve discharge planning.  It also offers the usual general hospital-based scenario for such a tracer, but the sample questions and Mock Tracer Tracking Worksheet are relevant and useful.  
Tip1: Review CMS Standards B133-135 and incorporated questions from the related interpretive guidelines into your mock tracers.
Tip2: PRE-DECISIONAL SURVEYOR WORKSHEET  for Assessing Hospital Compliance with the  Condition of Participation for Discharge Planning  on page  66 of  S&C: 12-32-Hospital (Patient Safety Initiative Pilot Phase – Revised Draft Surveyor Worksheets)  [®]