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| 13952 | Other Identifier | Atrium Health | |
| Pro00038573 | Other Identifier | Atrium Health |
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| The Duke Endowment | OTHER |
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This research project is a pragmatic, randomized evaluation of a quality improvement initiative which seeks to evaluate the effects of standardizing the use of a BH-VPN program among patients with a telepsychiatric consult. The outcomes evaluation of this intervention has been designed to integrate with routine care and minimize frontline staff burden by deploying an evaluation in a real-world setting.
Hospital admissions are common amongst those with mental illness. Significant morbidity exists for patients who are being admitted to a psychiatric hospital from the Emergency Department (ED).Additionally, commitment to a hospital setting may have adverse effects on patients psychologically, degrade relationships with therapists, and disrupt continuity of care. ED providers often decide to admit to a psychiatric hospital because of limited availability of behavioral health resources. To better enhance transitions of care for those with mental illness, Atrium Health has designed a behavioral health virtual patient navigation (BH-VPN)program that helps coordinate services and follow-up care, while facilitating the safe discharge of patients. Patients presenting to an ED that have a tele psychiatric consult who are recommended for discharge are eligible for services. The Behavioral health Service line is expanding the program to additional rural emergency departments. Using an outcomes evaluation, the investigators will inform Atrium Health on the effect of the BH-VPN program to reduce hospital admissions among patients with a tele psychiatric consult in the ED. The proposed hypothesis is that by having the BH-VPN program available in an ED, more patients will be discharged from the ED than admitted.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation | Experimental | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigation behavioral health program is offered will be considered exposed to the intervention. |
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| Usual care Behavioral Health | No Intervention | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigator behavioral health program is not offered will be considered exposed to usual care. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation | Behavioral | Patients are identified by a clinician in the ED as needing psychiatric evaluation and a referral is made to a tele-psych provider for a virtual consult. Patients can be enrolled to the intervention arm based on a randomization scheme that randomly allocates days that navigators are available. The psychiatrist will make a recommendation to admit or discharge the patient. For patients that have a discharge recommendation on days that BH-VPN is available, patients will be offered the BH-VPN program. Enrolled patients are followed for up to 45 days. On days where the navigator is available, all patients who meet eligibility criteria will be considered exposed to the intervention. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Assessing Hospital Admissions | Compare the effectiveness of having the Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation (BH-VPN) program available compared to usual care, on admission rates among patients in the ED with a telepsychiatric consult | Up to 2 weeks from initial ED admission |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 45-day Post Discharge Utilization Rate | Comparing the 45-day utilization (ED, IP, OBS encounter) rate after the ED encounter between the 2 arms of the study | 45 days |
| 45-day Post Discharge Utilization Rate With a Self-harm Diagnosis |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Eligible patients must meet each of the following criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:• Patients currently enrolled in the BH-VPN program upon their index ED encounter
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jason Roberge, PhD | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Atrium Health - Stanly | Albemarle | North Carolina | 28001 | United States | ||
| Atrium Health - Kings Mountain |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigation behavioral health program is offered will be considered exposed to the intervention. Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation: Patients are identified by a clinician in the ED as needing psychiatric evaluation and a referral is made to a tele-psych provider for a virtual consult. Patients can be enrolled to the intervention arm based on a randomization scheme that randomly allocates days that navigators are available. The psychiatrist will make a recommendation to admit or discharge the patient. For patients that have a discharge recommendation on days that BH-VPN is available, patients will be offered the BH-VPN program. Enrolled patients are followed for up to 45 days. On days where the navigator is available, all patients who meet eligibility criteria will be considered exposed to the intervention. |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP | Yes | Yes | No | Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan | Aug 27, 2019 |
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Compare the frequency of patients with any encounter with a self-harm diagnosis within 45 days of the ED visit between the 2 arms of the study
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| 45-day Post Discharge ED Utilization Rate With a Behavioral Health Crisis | Compare the frequency of patients who return to the ED and have a telepsychiatric consult within 45 days of their initial ED visit between the 2 arms of the study | 45 days |
| Kings Mountain |
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| Scotland Memorial Hospital | Laurinburg | North Carolina | 28352 | United States |
| Atrium Health - Lincoln | Lincolnton | North Carolina | 28092 | United States |
| Carolinas HealthCare System - Blue Ridge - Morganton | Morganton | North Carolina | 28655 | United States |
| Atrium Health - Cleveland | Shelby | North Carolina | 28150 | United States |
| Carolinas HealthCare System - Valdese | Valdese | North Carolina | 28690 | United States |
| Atrium Health - Anson | Wadesboro | North Carolina | 28170 | United States |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | Whiteville | North Carolina | 28472 | United States |
| FG001 | Usual Care Behavioral Health | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigator behavioral health program is not offered will be considered exposed to usual care. |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| BG000 | Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigation behavioral health program is offered will be considered exposed to the intervention. Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation: Patients are identified by a clinician in the ED as needing psychiatric evaluation and a referral is made to a tele-psych provider for a virtual consult. Patients can be enrolled to the intervention arm based on a randomization scheme that randomly allocates days that navigators are available. The psychiatrist will make a recommendation to admit or discharge the patient. For patients that have a discharge recommendation on days that BH-VPN is available, patients will be offered the BH-VPN program. Enrolled patients are followed for up to 45 days. On days where the navigator is available, all patients who meet eligibility criteria will be considered exposed to the intervention. |
| BG001 | Usual Care Behavioral Health | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigator behavioral health program is not offered will be considered exposed to usual care. |
| BG002 | Total | Total of all reporting groups |
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| Primary | Assessing Hospital Admissions | Compare the effectiveness of having the Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation (BH-VPN) program available compared to usual care, on admission rates among patients in the ED with a telepsychiatric consult | Posted | Count of Participants | Participants | Up to 2 weeks from initial ED admission |
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| Secondary | 45-day Post Discharge Utilization Rate | Comparing the 45-day utilization (ED, IP, OBS encounter) rate after the ED encounter between the 2 arms of the study | Posted | Number | participants | 45 days |
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| Secondary | 45-day Post Discharge Utilization Rate With a Self-harm Diagnosis | Compare the frequency of patients with any encounter with a self-harm diagnosis within 45 days of the ED visit between the 2 arms of the study | Posted | Count of Participants | Participants | 45 days |
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| Secondary | 45-day Post Discharge ED Utilization Rate With a Behavioral Health Crisis | Compare the frequency of patients who return to the ED and have a telepsychiatric consult within 45 days of their initial ED visit between the 2 arms of the study | Posted | Count of Participants | Participants | 45 days |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigation behavioral health program is offered will be considered exposed to the intervention. Behavioral Health - Virtual Patient Navigation: Patients are identified by a clinician in the ED as needing psychiatric evaluation and a referral is made to a tele-psych provider for a virtual consult. Patients can be enrolled to the intervention arm based on a randomization scheme that randomly allocates days that navigators are available. The psychiatrist will make a recommendation to admit or discharge the patient. For patients that have a discharge recommendation on days that BH-VPN is available, patients will be offered the BH-VPN program. Enrolled patients are followed for up to 45 days. On days where the navigator is available, all patients who meet eligibility criteria will be considered exposed to the intervention. | 0 | 534 | 0 | 534 | 0 | 534 |
| EG001 | Usual Care Behavioral Health | All patients who meet eligibility criteria at sites where the virtual patient navigator behavioral health program is not offered will be considered exposed to usual care. | 0 | 555 | 0 | 555 | 0 | 555 |
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| Jason Roberge | Atrium Health | 7043550268 | jason.roberge@atriumhealth.org |
| Oct 31, 2019 |
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| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | Oct 2, 2022 | Mar 17, 2023 | ICF_001.pdf |
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| D003863 | Depression |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D019966 | Substance-Related Disorders |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
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