
%0 Journal Article
%A Dowling, Pat 
%T The Discharge Brokerage Program
%J Australian Journal of Primary Health
%D 1996/03/01
%V 2
%N 1
%P 134-137
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/PY96019
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/PY96019 
%X In response to government policies on case mix funding and Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), Caulfield Community Care Centre, in consultation with the Inner South Community Health Service in Victoria, made a submission for government funding to run an early discharge program. It was called a Discharge Brokerage Program rather than an early discharge program, because of not wanting patients to be anxious about leaving hospital early. 
