1. The impact of an interprofessional care transitions clinic on readmission rates and costs.
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Ogando, Yoscar M., Rodriguez de Bittner, Magaly, Park, Leah, Osotimehin, Sadé, Sokan, Olufunke, Tran, Deanna, Sebastian, Deepika Gobburu, Beaulieu, Michele, and Onukwugha, Eberechukwu
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LENGTH of stay in hospitals , *STATISTICAL significance , *TRANSITIONAL care , *TIME , *PATIENT readmissions , *MEDICAL care costs , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *MEDICAL care use , *SEX distribution , *T-test (Statistics) , *HEALTH care teams , *CHI-squared test , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MEDICAID , *MEDICARE , *LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Interprofessional Care Transitions Clinic (ICTC) in reducing preventable readmissions and their associated costs among Medicare/Medicaid patients. A prospective cohort study was conducted among adults who were discharged from the University of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Center to assess the comparative effectiveness of a clinic-based intervention in terms of readmission events, potentially avoidable utilization, length of stay, and hospital charges. Outcomes were evaluated at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months post-discharge. There were statistically significant differences in the following outcomes (follow-up period): proportion of readmissions (3 months), potentially avoidable utilization (1 month), and mean medical charges for ICTC patients compared to non-ICTC patients (1 month). This program was aimed at testing the impact of having an interprofessional team focused on providing holistic patient-centered care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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