NCT00550264View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Study of Physician Awareness of and Communication About Patient Readmissions to the Hospital

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

500

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2007

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2008

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2008

Conditions
Hospital Readmission
Interventions
OTHER

Automatic notification of readmissions

The experimental group physicians will receive automatic e-mail notification when a patient is readmitted, including contact information for the readmitting team.

Trial Locations (1)

02115

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Harvard Risk Management Foundation

OTHER

lead

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER

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