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Combined Social Worker and Pharmacist Transitional Care Program

NCT01503554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2013-05-31

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Summary

In an effort to improve care coordination and reduce hospital readmissions, Rush University Medical Center developed the Combined Social Worker and Pharmacist Program, which targets both the psychosocial and clinical risk factors that can lead to rehospitalization. This study will evaluate the impact of this program on 30-day same hospital readmission rates and total cost of care.

Conditions

  • Patient Admission
  • Patient Discharge

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Combined Social Worker and Pharmacist Program

Physician or nurse performs a med rec during hospital stay Clinical pharmacist completes an additional med rec of home meds, assesses med-related risks, and provides education After discharge, a Master's prepared social worker contacts the patient and conducts an assessment from a psychosocial perspective to identify any unmet needs. Pharmacist will be available to patients should they have any medication-related questions post-discharge

BEHAVIORAL

No Intervention: Usual Care

Patient receives usual care upon discharge from the hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rush University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shannon Sims, MD, PhD · Rush University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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