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Study of the Impact of a Hospital Discharge Care Coordination Program in an Elderly Population

NCT01440907 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 201

Last updated 2017-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effect of a health information exchange (HIE)-supported care coordination package on 30-day readmission rates in a frail elderly population.

Conditions

  • Hospital Readmission

Interventions

OTHER

Care Coordination Program

The Care Coordination Program includes: (1) access to a secure online personal health record (PHR) that people can logon and manage their health information, as well as receive alerts and reminders about action items for them to take on their healthcare; and (2) depending on the patient's health care needs, nursing support (either in-person or by phone).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • New York State Department of Health

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Maimonides Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jessica S Ancker, MPH, PhD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • Melissa C Miller, MPH · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • Rainu Kaushal, MD, MPH · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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