Assessing Cirrhosis Quality of Care While Accounting for Cost

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Liver Cirrhosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03414398

1710018603

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to determine what influences the patient and caregiver perception of care, and if this perception associates with the percentage of and what quality metrics are being met and outcomes. The investigators also plan to capture the cost of providing quality metrics and the cost of monitoring adherence to quality metrics.

Full description

This study will be conducted using mixed-methods. The qualitative part will consist of in person, 1:1, open ended in depth interviews using a standard interview guide with probes. The quantitative part will document subjects meeting or not meeting the quality metrics supported by strong evidence, clinical outcomes, and medical bills.

Enrollment: 273 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• primary liver cirrhosis
• receiving care at the study cite
• no evidence of hepatic encephalopathy if the subject is providing consent

Exclusion criteria

• no documentation of cirrhosis
• unable to confirm diagnosis of cirrhosis by imaging or pathology

Trial design

273 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental

Description:

Qualitative interview