color="#FF0000">Discharge Summary</font></h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6.00pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2" color="#010100">The discharge summary is a formal recapitulation of the patient's course of care, w</font><font style="font-size: 10pt;" size="2" color="#010100">hich includes pertinent diagnostic and therapeutic steps and the conclusions reached as a result. It is prepared for all discharges from a VA medical center, domiciliary, and nursing home, following guidelines in Chapter 5 of the