Ryan J Coller1, Thomas S Klitzner2, Carlos F Lerner2, Bergen B Nelson3, Lindsey R Thompson2,4, Qianqian Zhao5, Adrianna A Saenz6, Siem Ia2, Jessica Flores-Vazquez2, Paul J Chung2,4,7,8. 1. Departments of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, and rcoller@pediatrics.wisc.edu. 2. Departments of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine and. 3. Children's Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. 4. Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, University of California, Los Angeles Mattel Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California. 5. Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. 6. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; and. 7. Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. 8. RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine the effect of a caregiver coaching intervention, Plans for Action and Care Transitions (PACT), on hospital use among children with medical complexity (CMC) within a complex care medical home at an urban tertiary medical center. METHODS:PACT was an 18-month caregiver coaching intervention designed to influence key drivers of hospitalizations: (1) recognizing critical symptoms and conducting crisis plans and (2) supporting comprehensive hospital transitions. Usual care was within a complex care medical home. Primary outcomes included hospitalizations and 30-day readmissions. Secondary outcomes included total charges and mortality. Intervention effects were examined with bivariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS:From December 2014 to September 2016, 147 English- and Spanish-speaking CMC <18 years old and their caregivers were randomly assigned to PACT (n = 77) or usual care (n = 70). Most patients were Hispanic, Spanish-speaking, and publicly insured. Although in unadjusted intent-to-treat analyses, only charges were significantly reduced, both hospitalizations and charges were lower in adjusted analyses. Hospitalization rates (per 100 child-years) were 81 for PACT vs 101 for usual care (adjusted incident rate ratio: 0.61 [95% confidence interval 0.38-0.97]). Adjusted mean charges per patient were $14 206 lower in PACT. There were 0 deaths in PACT vs 4 in usual care (log-rank P = .04). CONCLUSIONS: Among CMC within a complex care program, a health coaching intervention designed to identify, prevent, and manage patient-specific crises and postdischarge transitions appears to lower hospitalizations and charges. Future research should confirm findings in broader populations and care models.
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine the effect of a caregiver coaching intervention, Plans for Action and Care Transitions (PACT), on hospital use among children with medical complexity (CMC) within a complex care medical home at an urban tertiary medical center. METHODS: PACT was an 18-month caregiver coaching intervention designed to influence key drivers of hospitalizations: (1) recognizing critical symptoms and conducting crisis plans and (2) supporting comprehensive hospital transitions. Usual care was within a complex care medical home. Primary outcomes included hospitalizations and 30-day readmissions. Secondary outcomes included total charges and mortality. Intervention effects were examined with bivariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: From December 2014 to September 2016, 147 English- and Spanish-speaking CMC <18 years old and their caregivers were randomly assigned to PACT (n = 77) or usual care (n = 70). Most patients were Hispanic, Spanish-speaking, and publicly insured. Although in unadjusted intent-to-treat analyses, only charges were significantly reduced, both hospitalizations and charges were lower in adjusted analyses. Hospitalization rates (per 100 child-years) were 81 for PACT vs 101 for usual care (adjusted incident rate ratio: 0.61 [95% confidence interval 0.38-0.97]). Adjusted mean charges per patient were $14 206 lower in PACT. There were 0 deaths in PACT vs 4 in usual care (log-rank P = .04). CONCLUSIONS: Among CMC within a complex care program, a health coaching intervention designed to identify, prevent, and manage patient-specific crises and postdischarge transitions appears to lower hospitalizations and charges. Future research should confirm findings in broader populations and care models.
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