Telephone Call From Acute Care Physicians to Long Term Care Physicians: Impact on Transitional Care of Elderly Patients

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Dysphagia

In brief

A telephone call from a physician taking care of a patient in the hospital to a physician in the long term care setting at the time of discharge can improve transitional care for elderly patients. We believe direct communication between physicians can reduce re-hospitalizations, medication errors, morbidity and mortality. No studies have been done that involve physician-to-physician sign-outs after hospital discharge to the nursing home. In our study, we would like to address the breakdown in the transfer of information to the nursing home setting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00281749

Run by

Maimonides Medical Center

Expected to finish

2006-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-08-18

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients transitioning from the Acute Care for The Elderly (ACE) Unit patients at Maimonides Medical Center to Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center (MJGC).

You may not qualify if…

• AGE BELOW 65

Where it is running

• Maimonide Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Maimonides Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States

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