Erik H Hoyer1,2, Daniel J Brotman3, Ariella Apfel3, Curtis Leung4, Romsai T Boonyasai3, Melissa Richardson4, Diane Lepley4, Amy Deutschendorf4. 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. ehoyer1@jhmi.edu. 2. Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. ehoyer1@jhmi.edu. 3. Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Department of Care Coordination and Clinical Resource Management, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients frequently experience suboptimal transitions from the hospital to the community, which can increase the likelihood of readmission. It is not known which care coordination services can lead to improvements in readmission rates. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of two care coordination interventions on 30-day readmission rates. DESIGN: Prospective multicenter observational study of hospitalized patients eligible for two care coordination services between January 1, 2013, and October 31, 2015. Readmission rates were compared for patients who received each care coordination intervention versus those who did not using multivariable generalized estimating equation logistic regression models. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 25,628 patients hospitalized in medicine, neurosciences, or surgical sciences units. INTERVENTIONS: Patients discharged home and deemed to be at high risk for readmission were assigned a nurse Transition Guide (TG) for 30 days post-discharge. All other patients were assigned the Patient Access Line (PAL) intervention, which provided a post-discharge phone call from a registered nurse. SETTING: Two large academic hospitals in Baltimore, MD. MAIN MEASURES: Thirty-day all-cause readmission to any Maryland hospital. KEY RESULTS: Among all patients, 14.2% (2409/16,993) of those referred for the PAL intervention and 22.8% (1973/8635) of those referred for the TG intervention were readmitted. PAL-referred patients who did not receive the intervention had an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for readmission of 1.27 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.12-1.44, p < 0.001) compared with patients who did. TG-referred patients who did not receive the TG intervention had an aOR of 1.83 (95% CI 1.60-2.10, p < 0.001) compared with patients who received the intervention. Younger age, male sex, having more comorbidities, and being discharged from a medicine unit were associated with not receiving an assigned intervention. These characteristics were also associated with higher readmission rates. CONCLUSIONS: PAL and TG care coordination interventions were associated with lower rates of 30-day readmission. Our findings underscore the importance of determining the appropriate intervention for the hardest-to-reach patients, who are also at the highest risk of being readmitted.
BACKGROUND:Patients frequently experience suboptimal transitions from the hospital to the community, which can increase the likelihood of readmission. It is not known which care coordination services can lead to improvements in readmission rates. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of two care coordination interventions on 30-day readmission rates. DESIGN: Prospective multicenter observational study of hospitalized patients eligible for two care coordination services between January 1, 2013, and October 31, 2015. Readmission rates were compared for patients who received each care coordination intervention versus those who did not using multivariable generalized estimating equation logistic regression models. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 25,628 patients hospitalized in medicine, neurosciences, or surgical sciences units. INTERVENTIONS:Patients discharged home and deemed to be at high risk for readmission were assigned a nurse Transition Guide (TG) for 30 days post-discharge. All other patients were assigned the Patient Access Line (PAL) intervention, which provided a post-discharge phone call from a registered nurse. SETTING: Two large academic hospitals in Baltimore, MD. MAIN MEASURES: Thirty-day all-cause readmission to any Maryland hospital. KEY RESULTS: Among all patients, 14.2% (2409/16,993) of those referred for the PAL intervention and 22.8% (1973/8635) of those referred for the TG intervention were readmitted. PAL-referred patients who did not receive the intervention had an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for readmission of 1.27 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.12-1.44, p < 0.001) compared with patients who did. TG-referred patients who did not receive the TG intervention had an aOR of 1.83 (95% CI 1.60-2.10, p < 0.001) compared with patients who received the intervention. Younger age, male sex, having more comorbidities, and being discharged from a medicine unit were associated with not receiving an assigned intervention. These characteristics were also associated with higher readmission rates. CONCLUSIONS:PAL and TG care coordination interventions were associated with lower rates of 30-day readmission. Our findings underscore the importance of determining the appropriate intervention for the hardest-to-reach patients, who are also at the highest risk of being readmitted.
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