why choose us

First received: September 30, 2022

Clinical Trial: Connecting Low-Income Adults to Primary Care After Inpatient Discharge

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Health Care Utilization

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Connecting Low-Income Adults to Primary Care After Inpatient Discharge

Brief Summary: Healthcare systems and insurers have tried to reduce costs by improving the care and coordination provided to patients with high healthcare spending.Often termed, "hotspotting", these interventions seek to lower costs by reducing care provided in fragmented, high-cost settings, including the emergency department and inpatient settings, by addressing the social determinants of health and improving patients' access to lower-cost, ambulatory settings.Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), in…

Read more