IT to Support Integration of Social Determinant of Health Services to Reduce Avoidable Emergency Department Visits

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-01

Study Completion Date

2022-08-30

Brief Summary

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Working through regional Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) the sponsor will establish a 2-year pilot project to demonstrate that early recognition and intervention in the various Social Determinant of Health (SDoH) domains can reduce avoidable Emergency Department (ED) visits by high utilizers. The regional ACO's will contract with Medicaid Managed Care Plans to assign traditional high ED utilizing members to the pilot project. Members will be offered enhanced peer facilitated care management services connecting members with available SDoH community based services. Members fitting our eligibility criteria will self-select by way of completing a pilot project consent form.

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Detailed Description

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The project employs a two level intervention to include Peer Support Specialist (PSS) and Community Health Advocate (CHA). Contact and engagement with participating members will be through both direct intervention in the emergency department by Peer Support Specialist (the peer) as well as in the community for prevention visits and follow up by both the peer and Community Health Advocate. These well-positioned Peers and Community Health Advocates will address Behavioral and Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) concerns through a highly coordinated intervention supported by a common IT Medicaid member tracking platform. This research project will determine the feasibility of deploying a single shared IT platform that will include referral, appointment completion, and intervention outcome data. Project staff will develop a trusting relationship with the members and will improve member access and engagement with community-based services. The project will also seek to determine the impact on total cost of care through redirecting study participants to community resources that are more appropriate, and less expensive than return visits to the emergency department.

Conditions

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Mental Health Issue Substance Use Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

In this study a Medicaid Managed Care Plan will identify up to 400 plan members who have visited an emergency department greater than 6 time in a 12-month period. These individuals will receive enhanced integrated peer care services and will be tracked across health and social service venues using a single IT platform. This study will examine the impact of this intervention on total cost of care.

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Medicaid Emergency Department High Utilizers

This Arm will include the following individuals

* Up to 400 Adults age 18 to 65
* New York State Medicaid Managed Care Members
* Have utilized emergency department services 6 or more times in a 12-month period
* Have been assigned to the Pilot Project by their Medicaid Managed Care Plan

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peer Integrated Care Services

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The project employs a two level intervention to include Peer Support Specialist (PSS) and Community Health Advocate (CHA). Contact and engagement with participating members will be through both direct intervention in the emergency department as well as in the community for prevention visits and follow up. Peers and Community Health Advocates will address Behavioral and Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) concerns through a coordinated intervention supported by a common IT Medicaid member tracking platform. This research project will determine the feasibility of deploying a single shared IT platform that will include referral, appointment completion, and intervention outcome data. Project staff will develop a relationship with the members improving member access and engagement with community-based services. The project will determine the impact on total cost of care through redirecting study participants to community resources rather than return visits to the emergency department.

Interventions

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Peer Integrated Care Services

The project employs a two level intervention to include Peer Support Specialist (PSS) and Community Health Advocate (CHA). Contact and engagement with participating members will be through both direct intervention in the emergency department as well as in the community for prevention visits and follow up. Peers and Community Health Advocates will address Behavioral and Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) concerns through a coordinated intervention supported by a common IT Medicaid member tracking platform. This research project will determine the feasibility of deploying a single shared IT platform that will include referral, appointment completion, and intervention outcome data. Project staff will develop a relationship with the members improving member access and engagement with community-based services. The project will determine the impact on total cost of care through redirecting study participants to community resources rather than return visits to the emergency department.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults age 18 to 65
* New York State Medicaid Managed Care Members
* Have utilized emergency department services 6 or more times in a 12-month period
* Have been assigned to the Pilot Project by their Medicaid Managed Care Plan