A Study to Evaluate Relationships Between Patient-Provider Plan of Care Agreement Following Hospital Ward Rounds and Patient Readiness for Discharge

Overview

About this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationships between patient-provider plan of care agreement following hospital ward rounds and patient readiness for discharge.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

 

  • Patients 18 years or older.
  • Hospitalized patients on general medicine, chest and gastrointestinal services at Mayo Clinic Hospital
  • The providers caring for them.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age younger than 18 years old.
  • Pregnant female.
  • Tnability to speak English.
  • Currently a prisoner or a patient at Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota.
  • Cognitive impairment, as defined by a positive score determined with the Confusion Assessment Method.
  • Medical students will be excluded from the provider survey.

 

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

John Ratelle, M.D.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Donna Lawson CCRP

(507)255-7975

Lawson.Donna3@mayo.edu

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Publications

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