Optimal: reduction in readmissions by using discharge co-ordinators
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Optimal: Optimisation of Discharge mechanism for the prevention of unnecessary readmissions
IRAS ID
213817
Contact name
John Chang
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
researchregistry1515, Research Registry
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of this project is to use a prediction algorithm that utilises historical patient data to rank all discharge patients according to their risk for readmission. A discharge co-ordinator is thereby assisted by a contact management tool. This enables the discharge co-ordinator to work their way down the risk ranked list, making contacts with the patients and redirecting their care if deemed necessary. The fact that the tool allows all patients to be ranked into high, medium or low risk of readmission after hospital discharge enables a prioritisation of the post discharge calls to be made. This is thus a work list of patients generated for the discharge co-ordinator who then works down the list and makes contact with the patients to make sure suitable discharge process has indeed been performed, and if there are concerns about a deteriorating patient, ensure right early intervention in one of the clinics is then made available for the patient to be reviewed early and any intervention deemed necessary medically be undertaken early, thereby avoiding a readmission.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/1958
Date of REC Opinion
14 Nov 2016
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion