Remote Presence Timely Discharge Management

May 3, 2013 updated by: Hackensack Meridian Health
The purpose of this study is to integrate Remote Presence technology in order to increase the number of timely patient discharges before 11 am from the medical center.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Reduction in beds coupled with the increased need for health care services has led to a supply and demand struggle or capacity management challenge for health care facilities. This is now recognized as a major public health issue. The impact is readily seen as overcrowding in emergency departments. At present 76% of hospitals' emergency departments (ETDs) are at or over capacity with 33% reporting ambulance diversions, the most common sign of overcapacity within a health care facility. Compounding the physical capacity problem is the "human capacity strain" as admitted patients remain in the ETD for prolonged periods waiting for beds. Delayed admission to patient care units significantly strains the financial resources, impedes "patient flow" ultimately impacting the quality of care, patient satisfaction and the "bottom line." Discharge before 11 am optimizes the availability of hospital beds to meet admission demands thereby avoiding a surge over capacity or "patient back log", ambulance diversions in ETD; the post anesthesia recovery unit, admissions office and critical care units. Conversely competing needs for the attending physician's physical presence off of the hospital premises; off of the unit (private practice and meetings) often delays patient discharge from before 11 am to the afternoon and evening.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601
        • Hackensack University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients
  • Primary care physicians in internal medicine
  • Primary care physicians/practice group with established discharge pattern after 11 am
  • Primary care physicians/practice group with fast access digital subscriber line (DSL) 300 kilobytes per second
  • Primary care physicians/practice group who have Hackensack Medical Center (HUMC) intranet access from pre-determined location

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speaking patients
  • Patients requiring acute level of care on the day of discharge

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Patient satisfaction
Timely patient discharge before 11 am
Employee satisfaction

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Employee satisfaction
Physician satisfaction
Financial impact on medical center

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hackensack Meridian Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joseph Feldman, MD, Hackensack Meridian Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 11, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 7, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2013

Last Verified

May 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 06.01.052
  • Intouch Technologies Inc
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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