TacTIC- Trans-disciplinary Chronic Disease Continuity of Care Model

Hackensack Meridian Health

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Geriatrics; Chronic Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: TacTic care model; Behavioral: Standard of care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02398851

Pro 5429

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall aim of this study is to create a trans-disciplinary chronic disease continuity of care model with health information technology, utilizing mobile devices such as tablets, iPads and smartphones.

Full description

This study aims to explore if a trans-disciplinary chronic disease continuity of care model with integrated technology (mobile devices such as tablets, iPads and smartphones) to standard practice (patient-centered, coordinated care model without the integration of technology) will results in a reduction in 30-day readmission rate in adult patients.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients on a 43 bed medical surgical unit
• Adult patients on 44 bed geriatric unit

Exclusion criteria

• Adult patients admitted and not diagnosed with chronic disease
• Patients who are transferred between Intervention and non-Intervention unit
• Patients who refuse
• Patients with delirium, dementia and altered mental status
• Patients who cannot read and write in any language
• Patients in the intervention group who cannot use mobile technology

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

TacTIC care model

Other group

Description:

Compare the 30-day readmission rate in adult patients who receive care in a trans-disciplinary chronic disease continuity of care model with integrated technology (mobile devices such as tablets, iPads and smartphones)

Treatment:

Behavioral: TacTic care model

Standard of Care

Other group

Description:

Compare standard practice (patient-centered, coordinated care model without the integration of technology

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of care