N/A
Completed N=749
Testing the Re-Engineered Hospital Discharge
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00252057 ↗Enrolled (actual)
749
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2009
Primary outcomePrimary: Total Number of Rehospitalizations (Emergency Department Visits Plus Hospital Admissions) in the 30 Days After Discharge. — 116; 166 Total number of rehospitalizations
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the "Re-Engineered Discharge" will decrease rehospitalization rates and adverse events of patients leaving Boston Medical Center.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Total Number of Rehospitalizations (Emergency Department Visits Plus Hospital Admissions) in the 30 Days After Discharge. |
116; 166 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
The Project Director will meet with the subject to determine if the patient meets inclusion or exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria include are patients who:
- are over 18 years old;
- are to be discharged to a community, non-institutionalized setting;
- report that they desire to be hospitalized in the future if there is a clinical need; and
- are admitted to Firm B of the BMC Inpatient Service.
Exclusion Criteria
- admitted to non-general Medical services at BMC (e.g., orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, general surgery, or psychiatry);
- requiring hospice, nursing home or other institutional settings upon discharge,
- who die during the admission,
- subjects who speak languages other than English;
- those who indicate that they have no access to a telephone or unable to give a contact telephone number; and
- those not competent to sign informed consent.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00252057). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.