Virtually-integrated Co-management Between Complex Care and Community-based Primary Care Providers

University of Colorado, Denver36 enrolled

Overview

This is a pilot trial to test whether tertiary center-affiliated pediatricians with expertise in medical complexity joining medical visits with patients' community primary care providers is feasible and acceptable. We will also collect data on a range of patient-centered and utilization outcomes to determine effect compared to usual care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Illness

Interventions

videoconferencingOTHER

Parents/caregivers will use smartphones to videoconference in their SCC provider during PCP visits

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Caregiver of patient seen for co-managed care in Special Care Clinic; caregiver has a smartphone that will accept the technology; PCPs office has wireless internet connection - Exclusion Criteria: Child is in foster care \-

Locations (1)

University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proportion of co-managed visits scheduled that are completed through videoconferencing

To determine the feasibility of scheduled visits that are completed through videoconferencing

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Caregiver Perception of integrated care

Instrument that measures the perception of how well care is integrated. This is a validated, caregiver-reported outcome

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months and 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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