Mayo Clinic, Olmsted Medical Center (OMC), and United Way of Olmsted County are pleased to announce a partnership that has resulted in the development of a new on-line database called the Discharge Planning Initiative (DPI). In real time, this tool assists acute and post-acute care facilities by expediting communications and patient placement.

The DPI tool uses the latest web-based technology to create a new level of efficiency within the discharge planning process. Our expectation is that this tool becomes the primary communication device for Mayo and OMC discharge planners and Olmsted County social workers for available bed types within each post acute care facility. Discharge planners and social workers can use the DPI tool as their one stop in locating an appropriate facility throughout the day thus reducing the number of calls made to find available beds. Care facilities see reduced number of calls, greater visibility of available services, empty beds filled more quickly, and increased number of referrals. -more-