The Impact of Just-in-time Information on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Discharges

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Conditions studied: Patient Discharge

In brief

We, the investigators, will provide "Just-in-Time" information, physician educational material, to primary care pediatricians of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates at the time of NICU discharge. We will follow the rate of adverse events (deaths, re-hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and missed appointments) for 6 months after NICU discharge. We will assess levels of physician comfort in caring for NICU specific diseases, as well as physician satisfaction with the discharge process. We hypothesize that the provision of "Just-in-Time" information will decrease the rate of adverse events, and make physicians more comfortable in caring for complicated NICU graduates, and more satisfied with the discharge process.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01091688

Run by

Virginia Moyer

People needed

229

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-27

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pediatric care providers will be identified when they accept into their practices babies who are part of a related study of an enhanced discharge process in the Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) NICU (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01088945)
• Participating providers must be part of Texas Children's Pediatrics Associates (TCPA), or accept Texas Children's Health Plan (TCHP) insurance.

You may not qualify if…

• Providers who are not part of Texas Children's Pediatrics Associates (TCPA), or do not accept Texas Children's Health Plan (TCHP) insurance.

Where it is running

• Newborn Center, Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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