The Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) is an easy-to-use discharge summary designed for persons transitioning from hospital to home (164). Most traditional discharge summaries are dense documents with technical terms and are designed to communicate information to primary care providers, rather than persons receiving care. PODS was co-created with persons and their support network, including individuals with limited health literacy and language barriers, to help persons understand important information when leaving a hospital. The resource uses plain language, large fonts, space for persons to take notes and is available in 15 languages.

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. (2023). Appendix G of Transitions in Care and Services. (Second Ed.). Toronto, ON: Author.  pp. 121-122.