Why the study?
Does a collaborative case management model reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates in patients aged 65 years and older?
Population
978 patients aged 65 years and older discharged alive, mean age 79.5 years, 88.8% White, 60% female.
Comparison
Collaborative case management model vs Previous care management model (premodel group)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Does not indicate 30-day readmission reduction with collaborative case management; leaves open efficacy in elderly patients pending randomized trials.
Does a collaborative case management model reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates in patients aged 65 years and older?
A collaborative case management model did not significantly predict or reduce 30-day hospital readmissions among elderly patients based on the measured independent variables.
Bisiani et al. (2015) studied this question.
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