The referral status provides a visual cue for users to follow up on discharge-critical services:

• Red - Services are:
  • critical or discharge-dependent
  • not ready for hospital discharge and
  • there are less than 3 days until the expected discharge date.
• Amber - Services are:
  • critical or discharge-dependent
  • are not yet ready for hospital discharge and
  • there are between 3-5 days remaining before the expected discharge date.
• Blue - Services are:
  • critical or discharge-dependent
  • more than 5 days remain until the expected discharge date.
• Green - Services are:
  • critical or discharge dependent.
  • Ready for hospital discharge.
• White - Services are:
  • not critical or discharge dependent
• Grey - The service line has been either declined by the patient or the need has been set as "unmet".