biostudies-literatureUnknown29(11)Englander H<h4>Background</h4>Despite growing emphasis on transitional care to reduce costs and improve quality, few studies have examined transitional care improvements in socioeconomically disadvantaged adults. It is important to consider these patients separately as many are high-utilizers, have different needs, and may have different responses to interventions.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the impact of a multicomponent transitional care improvement program on 30-day readmissions, emergency department (ED) use, transitional care quality, and mortality.<h4>Design</h4>Clustered randomized controlled trial conducted at a single urban academic medical center in Portland, Oregon.<h4>Participants</h4>Three hundred eighty-two hospitalized low-income adults admitted to general medicine or cardiology who Journal of general internal medicine1460-7https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4238212biostudies-literatureThe care transitions innovation (C-TraIn) for socioeconomically disadvantaged adults: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial.PMC4238212Englander HMichaels LKansagara DChan BfalseThe care transitions innovation (C-TraIn) for socioeconomically disadvantaged adults: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial.<h4>Background</h4>Despite growing emphasis on transitional care to reduce costs and improve quality, few studies have examined transitional care improvements in socioeconomically disadvantaged adults. It is important to consider these patients separately as many are high-utilizers, have different needs, and may have different responses to interventions.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the impact of a multicomponent transitional care improvement program on 30-day readmissions, emergency department (ED) use, transitional care quality, and mortality.<h4>Design</h4>Clustered randomized controlled trial conducted at a single urban academic medical center in Portland, Oregon.<h4>Participants</h4>Three hundred eighty-two hospitalized low-income adults admitted to general medicine or cardiology who 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z2014 Nov2026-05-02T07:27:06.779Z2026-04-07T17:46:06.985ZS-EPMC42382122491300310.1007/s11606-014-2903-0