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The goal of this campaign is to reduce unnecessary visits to a Geisinger emergency department (ED). In this campaign, patients will be assigned to receive or not receive outreach following ED discharge with a low-acuity visit designation. Outreach will occur via a text message the day after discharge from the ED as well as information added to the patient's after visit summary (AVS). Depending on the assigned condition, it will include calls to see their primary care provider (PCP) or use an Intelligent Triage tool. The study will assess whether ED use within the following 120 days differs across patients in different outreach conditions (current standard practice vs contact your PCP vs use Intelligent Triage). It will also examine whether patients follow through on the message-specific calls to action differently across conditions.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | No Intervention | This arm will receive no intervention outside of usual care. | |
| Contact your PCP | Experimental | Intervention content emphasizes contacting a primary care provider (content will vary slightly based on whether the patient has a Geisinger PCP) |
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| Use Intelligent Triage | Experimental | Intervention content emphasizes using Intelligent Triage to assess symptoms. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact your PCP | Behavioral | Text messages will be sent and discharge paperwork will be modified to encourage contacting a primary care provider. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Return to Geisinger ED | ED visit (yes/no) | within 120 days following day of discharge |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| PCP appointment made | PCP appointment made (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |
| PCP visit | PCP appointment attended (yes/no) |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Goren, PhD | Contact | 570-214-4395 | agoren@geisinger.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Amir Goren, PhD | Geisinger Clinic | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Geisinger | Recruiting | Danville | Pennsylvania | 17822 | United States |
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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 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Prot_SAP_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004630 | Emergencies |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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Patients will be aware of their own messages but not of messages sent to other patients or in other arms.
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| Use Intelligent Triage | Behavioral | Text messages will be sent and discharge paperwork will be modified to encourage using Intelligent Triage. |
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| within 60 days following day of discharge |
| Telehealth appointment made | Telehealth appointment made (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |
| Telehealth appointment attended | Telehealth appointment attended (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |
| Call made to PCP | Record of patient call to PCP (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |
| Urgent care visit | Urgent care appointment attended (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |
| Used Intelligent Triage | Used the Intelligent Triage tool (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |
| Any of the suggested actions taken | PCP called or visited, telehealth appointment attended, or PCP or telehealth appointment made, or Intelligent Triage tool used (yes/no) | within 60 days following day of discharge |