Tele-transitions of care. A 12-month, parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial protocol, evaluating the use of telehealth versus standard transitions of care in the prevention of avoidable hospital readmissions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Comprehensive transitions of care, reduce dangerous hospital readmissions. Telehealth offers promise, however few guidelines aid clinicians in introducing it in a feasible way while addressing the needs of a multi-comorbid population. Physician adoptability remains a significant barrier to the use of Telehealth due to data overload, concerns for disruptive workflows and uncertain practices. The methods proposed aid clinicians in implementing Telehealth training and research with limited resources to reach patients who need clinical surveillance most. This study introduces a new workflow for addressing tele-transitions of care, using risk stratification, remote patient monitoring, and patient-centered virtual visits. We propose a new communication tool which facilitates

SUBMITTER: Noel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129734 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature