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Evaluation of a Hospital Discharge Clinic to Improve Care Coordination and Reduce Rehospitalization in Low Income Adults

NCT03066492 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 654

Last updated 2019-06-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial examines the effects of a transitional care clinic for high-risk patients at an academic medical center who had no trusted medical home. The trial will provide the first reliable evaluation of the Northwestern Transitional Care Clinic / Follow Up Clinic's (NFC) impact on re-admissions, care coordination, and costs. This research will allow us to assess the value of the NFC and similar models of care for providing a more coordinated care approach that results in better treatment outcomes for urban poor populations.

It is hypothesized that NFC patients will have fewer 90-day re-hospitalizations and are more likely to have a usual source of primary care 6 months after discharge.

Conditions

  • Patient Readmission

Interventions

OTHER

Northwestern Follow Up Care Coordination

Each patient is provided with information by telephone and mail, offering assistance to receive a follow-up appointment at the Northwestern Transitional Care Follow Up Clinic.

OTHER

Federally Qualified Health Center

Each patient is provided with information by telephone and mail, offering assistance to receive a follow-up appointment at a nearby Federally Qualified Health Center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ronald T Ackermann, MD, MPH · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-02
Primary Completion
2016-05-01
Completion
2017-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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