Effectiveness of a Web-Based Provider Communications Platform in Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Pilot Pre-Post Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Suboptimal care coordination between dialysis facilities and hospitals is an important driver of 30-day hospital readmissions among patients receiving dialysis. We examined whether the introduction of web-based communications platform ("DialysisConnect") was associated with reduced hospital readmissions.

Study design

Pilot pre-post study.

Setting & participants

A total of 4,994 index admissions at a single hospital (representing 2,419 patients receiving dialysis) during the study period (January 1, 2019-May 31, 2021).

Intervention

DialysisConnect was available to providers at the hospital and 4 affiliated dialysis facilities (=intervention facilities) during the pilot period (November 1, 2020-May 31, 2021).

Outcomes

The primary outc

SUBMITTER: Plantinga LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372774 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature