Nudging High-acuity Emergency Department Patients to Schedule a Follow-up Visit

Last updated: March 14, 2025
Sponsor: Geisinger Clinic
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Information about scheduling a follow-up appointment

Clinical Study ID

NCT06535347
2024-0412
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this campaign is to reduce unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits by encouraging patients with high acuity visits to follow up with an appropriate primary care provider (PCP) or specialist and therefore obtain appropriate care outside of the ED. In this campaign, patients will be assigned to receive or not receive outreach following ED discharge that is aligned with the goal. Outreach will occur via a text message and information added to the patient's after visit summary, and will include a contact number to schedule and hyperlink to allow self-scheduling. The study will assess whether ED use differs across patients in different outreach conditions. It will also examine whether patients followed through on the calls to action in the messages differently across conditions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • >= 18 years of age

  • ED visit rated as high acuity (level L2 or L3)

  • Discharged from ED in past 24 hours

  • Attributed to a Geisinger PCP in Community Medicine Service Line

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have an appointment scheduled within 7 days following discharge with a primary careprovider or specialist

  • Institutionalized

  • Cannot be contacted via the communication modality being used in the study (i.e.,SMS), due to insufficient/missing contact information in the electronic healthrecord or because the patient opted out

  • Admitted to hospital

  • Eloped from ED

  • Left ED without being seen

  • Deceased prior to messaging

Study Design

Total Participants: 7500
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Information about scheduling a follow-up appointment
Phase:
Study Start date:
August 09, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 09, 2025

Study Description

Enrollment will conclude when either 7500 participants have been enrolled or after 120 days, whichever occurs first.

Connect with a study center

  • Geisinger Health System

    Danville, Pennsylvania 17822
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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