Key result
Telephonic follow-up within 14 days of hospital discharge reduced the likelihood of 30-day hospital readmission by 23.1% among patients in a chronic disease management program.
Why the study?
Does postdischarge telephonic follow-up reduce 30-day hospital readmissions in patients discharged from a hospital?
Population
30,272 members of a commercial health plan who were discharged from a hospital in 2008
Comparison
Telephonic outreach within 14 days of discharge… vs Standard care
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May inform chronic disease programs; extends observational data but leaves open need for RCTs before practice change.
Cohort (n=30,272)
Does postdischarge telephonic follow-up reduce 30-day hospital readmissions in patients discharged from a hospital?
Effect estimate: OR 1.259 (for not receiving a call) (95% CI 1.007-1.573)
p-value: p=0.043
Postdischarge telephonic follow-up within 14 days is associated with a significant reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions.
Harrison et al. (2010) conducted a cohort in Hospital discharge in patients with chronic diseases (n=30,272). Postdischarge telephonic follow-up vs. No telephone call within 14 days of discharge was evaluated on Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge (OR 1.259 (for not receiving a call), 95% CI 1.007-1.573, p=0.043). Telephonic follow-up within 14 days of hospital discharge reduced the likelihood of 30-day hospital readmission by 23.1% among patients in a chronic disease management program.
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