NCT02533856

Trial of Emergency Department Discharge With Enhanced Transitions of Care Compared to Usual Care

Randomized Control Trial of Emergency Department Discharge With Enhanced Transitions of Care Compared to Usual Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 316 (actual)
• Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to assess the relative effectiveness of providing Enhanced Transitions of Care (ETOC) to improve patient outcomes after discharge from the Emergency Department (ED). Patients who are being discharged from the ED and have had a previous ED visit or hospital admission within the Thomas Jefferson Hospital System (TJUH or Methodist) within the past 90 days will be eligible for enrollment in this trial. Patients who consent to enrollment will be randomized to discharge by usual care or discharge with ETOC as provided by the company BoardRounds.

Conditions

• Patient Discharge
• Emergency Care

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ETOC	Services provided to assist patients in accessing needed healthcare services after emergency department discharge such as scheduling appointments, finding new doctors, getting medications, or addressing problems with insurance coverage.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-05-01
• Completion: 2016-05-01
• First posted: 2015-08-27
• Last updated: 2016-10-21