Community paramedic hospital reduction and mitigation program: study protocol for a randomized pragmatic clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New patient-centered models of care are needed to individualize care and reduce high-cost care, including emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for low- and intermediate-acuity conditions that could be managed outside the hospital setting. Community paramedics (CPs) have advanced training in low- and high-acuity care and are equipped to manage a wide range of health conditions, deliver patient education, and address social determinants of health in the home setting. The objective of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of the Care Anywhere with Community Paramedics (CACP) program with respect to shortening and preventing acute care utilization.

Methods

This is a pragmatic, hybrid type 1, two-group, parallel-arm, 1:1 random

SUBMITTER: Ridgeway JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9940335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature