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Clinical Trial Summary

To find out if a transitional care model can reduce the rate of unscheduled readmission to the Department of Internal Medicine (DIM) in SGH


Clinical Trial Description

Hospital with high readmission rate is view as having lower quality of care High readmission rate is view as wasteful healthcare spending

Primary Aim:

To find out if a transitional care model can reduce the rate of unscheduled readmission to the Department of Internal Medicine (DIM) in SGH A readmission episode is defined as an episode of readmission to any tertiary hospital within 30 days after index discharge from SGH

Secondary Aim:

To find out if a transitional care model can reduce the number of visits to the emergency department in SGH To find out the quality of our transitional care model by using a care transition measure (CTM-15) ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT02351648
Study type Interventional
Source Singapore General Hospital
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2012
Completion date December 2014

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