出院準備服務旨在為住院之病患提供出院後之持續性照護。2009年台大醫院受經濟部補助執行「台大醫院出院病人遠距醫療照護中心建置計畫」。本計畫藉由遠距照護平台之建置,整合電子病歷、資訊網路與遠距生醫感測技術,再結合台灣大學醫學院附設醫院、北護分院、雲林分院等醫療照護環境與資源,使病患在出院回到社區後,仍然能獲得健康諮詢與持續性的照護,以達到減少病患出院後之疾病復發或嚴重併發症的重複入院之目標,進而提升健康照護品質並且減少醫療資源的消耗。除此之外,智慧型遠距健康照護資訊平台也為專業個案管理師提供即時的遠距離的個案生理數值監控並且藉由第一線的遠距諮詢與醫療轉介服務,達到周全性、持續性的健康照護之目的。
The main idea of discharge planning services is to provide the patients from in hospital service with the continuous care while they discharge from the hospital. In year 2009, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs funded National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) a project ”Development of a TeleCare Center for Discharged Patients”. This project aimed to develop and upgrade the NTUH's discharge planning services. It had integrated electronic medical records, information network communication and biosensor technology. The service provider of this telecare program was based from the NTUH's main campus, Bei-Hu Branch and Yun-Lin Branch. On the other hand, an option for discharged patients with continuous care in community based health care was developed with a newly open telehealth care center. Therefore, the discharged patients could have better access to health care service when they go back to their homes or communities. Thus, the quality of healthcare was also improved. Besides, an intelligent telehealth care information management system platform was also designed for case managers to monitor patients' vital signs and other related health information in needs. The platform also helped case managers to link the significant data in providing the online health consultations and further referral services, in order to achieve a comprehensive and continuous healthcare.