Ambulatory Care Characteristics as Predictors of Mortality and Re-Admission

Completed

• Conditions: Ambulatory Care Patients Who Were Hospitalized in 2001 at the Cornell Campus of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital

• Registration Number: NCT00224172
• Lead Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to construct a prognostic model to identify risks of poor outcomes at one year following hospital discharge of patients treated in an ambulatory cate setting. The study will incorporate pre-hospitalization characteristics, hospitalization events, comorbidity burden, psychosocial measures and post-hospitalization care characteristics to predict re-hospitalization and mortality at one year.

Detailed Description

This model will identify potentially modifiable variables in the post-hospitalization clinic setting that result in increased rates of hospital readmission and mortality. Specifically, it is hypothesized that longer time to first outpatient visit after hospitalization, multiple providers, poor follow-up with scheduled appointment and discrepancies between discharge and outpatient medication lists will be predictors of adverse outcomes. Utilizing statistical modeling methods, it will be possible to recognize at risk patients, to identify modifiable risk factors and outpatient care characteristics, and in the future, to direct patient specific interventions to improve outcomes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-01
• Study Completion: 2001-12
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-22
• Status Verified: 2008-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2008-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 302

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital and followed in Cornell Internal Medicine Associated for at least one year prior to admission.

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who do not wish to participate in the study.
2. Patients who are not followed in Cornell Internal Medicine Associates.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychosocial measures

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States