This study is a quality improvement project to evaluate health care management of pulmonary embolism (PE) patients. The researchers are testing an intervention to determine if it prevents unnecessary hospital admissions.
The study team anticipates that there will be 5800 acute PE patients over multiple sites.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
Utilize implementation mapping to facilitate intervention development and evaluation that can be disseminated broadly in diverse settings. Intervention to include a structured education program for clinicians on home management of patients with low-risk PE led by regional/national leaders, the development of Clinician pre-commitment, point-of-care nudge including a clinical guideline integrated into an electronic health record clinical decision support, facilitated medication access, and dedicated outpatient rapid-follow up.
Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative partners
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Change in proportion of patients discharged home from Emergency Department (ED)
Reported by participating center indicating the proportion of patients discharged home from ED
Time frame: 3 months Pre-intervention, Up to 18 months Post-intervention
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