Title |
Case management for frequent users of the emergency department: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-264 |
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Authors |
Patrick Bodenmann, Venetia-Sofia Velonaki, Ornella Ruggeri, Olivier Hugli, Bernard Burnand, Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen, Karine Moschetti, Katia Iglesias, Stéphanie Baggio, Jean-Bernard Daeppen |
Abstract |
We devised a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of an intervention based on case management care for frequent emergency department users. The aim of the intervention is to reduce such patients' emergency department use, to improve their quality of life, and to reduce costs consequent on frequent use. The intervention consists of a combination of comprehensive case management care and standard emergency care. It uses a clinical case management model that is patient-identified, patient-directed, and developed to provide high intensity services. It provides a continuum of hospital- and community-based patient services, which include clinical assessment, outreach referral, and coordination and communication with other service providers. |
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