This study is evaluating the effectiveness of the post-discharge program facilitated by the Community Health Worker program in the Emergency Department at NYU Langone Health Hospital - Brooklyn and testing different strategies to increase patient engagement in the program.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,314
Participants will be approached by a community health worker who will ask them to complete an assessment of needs and offer to enroll them in post-discharge services to help address the needs identified.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States
Service utilization
Number of services (emergency department visits, etc.) utilized by the patient.
Time frame: 1 year
Post-discharge program enrollment rate
Total number of patients who agree to enroll in the post-discharge program/total number of patients approached by community health workers.
Time frame: 1 year
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