Status:
COMPLETED
EMail Reminder to Follow up With Primary Physician
Lead Sponsor:
Trinity Health Michigan
Conditions:
Act Code - Emergency
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if patients who receive an email reinforcing their discharge instructions after being discharged from the emergency department will have an affect on follow-up care...
Detailed Description
When a patient is treated in the emergency department (ED), they experience a whirlwind of care involving multiple diagnostics and treatments. They are often discharged home with instructions to follo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\. Patients triaged to category 2, 3, and 4 and placed in a room for care at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital-Ann Arbor Emergency Department 2. Primarily English speaking. 3. \>18 years of age 4. Have a primary physician who is part of Integrated Health Associates 5. Have access to an email account
Exclusion
- 1\. Patients triaged to category 1 or 5 placed in a room at Stl Joseph Mercy Hospital-Ann Arbor (category 1 patients are not typically discharged home from the hospital. Category 5 patients could potentially be interfered with if attempting implementation of the communication instrument. Category 5 patients are typically very straightforward visits with minimal requirement for follow-up appointments) 2. Patients \< age 18 3. Prisoners or institutionalized persons 4. Patients with a mental-health related chief complaint 5. Not primarily English speaking (the potential language barriers could interfere with ability to communicate via email which will be written in English) 6. Under temporary or permanent custodianship (used as a surrogate for ongoing lack of mental competence or consciousness) 7. Prior participation in this study. (A patient may only participate once).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
577 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02274831
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2014
Last Update
October 24 2014
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