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Hospital Patient Discharge Swimlane BPMN

A hospital patient discharge swimlane diagram makes the ownership of each handoff clear. The nurse begins the discharge preparation, the doctor approves the discharge and provides instructions, and pharmacy prepares medications. The final nursing review ensures that the patient receives the instructions before leaving. The lanes are the key part of the drawing because they show who must act next. Adapt the tasks to the facility's real workflow, including transport, follow-up, patient education, or billing steps when they apply. This process map supports discussion and training; it does not replace clinical judgment, patient-specific planning, or hospital policy. Review it whenever responsibilities or discharge procedures change.

Type BPMN business processStandard OMG BPMN 2.0.2 / ISO/IEC 19510:2013Engine schematex-bpmnUpdated 9/24/2026
Patient Discharge Process
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The request

“Draw a BPMN patient discharge process with nurse, doctor, and pharmacy lanes; prepare the patient, approve discharge, write instructions, prepare medications, review instructions and medications, and discharge the patient.”

Then tryAdd a transport coordination lane.Add a follow-up appointment task.
What is in this drawing

Read the decisions behind it.

01Approval

The doctor confirms discharge readiness.

02Medication

Pharmacy prepares the prescribed medicines.

03Handoff

The nurse reviews instructions with the patient.

Use this pattern to clarify the handoffs in a discharge process; follow local clinical policy for the actual care steps.

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FAQ

Common questions

Why use lanes for patient discharge?

Lanes make it clear which clinical or support team owns each part of the discharge handoff.

Where does pharmacy fit?

Pharmacy prepares medications after the required instructions or prescriptions are available.

Can this show transport?

Yes. Add a transport lane and task when it is part of the discharge workflow.