Study does not focus on specific diagnoses
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients in the participating districts who utilze the 112, 116117, the emergency medical service or the participating emergency departments are assessed and assigned to a care level accordin
Sponsors
Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of all ages and genders in the participating districts, who utilize the 112, 116117, emergency medical service or the participating emergency departments during project period.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criterias.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Proportion of patients who are finally referred to outpatient care - Proportion of patients referred from the 112 to the 116117 - Proportion of patients referred from the emergency medical service to the partner practice - Proportion of patients referred from the emergency department to the partner practice - Proportion of patients referred from the emergency medical service to the 116117 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Demographic and medical characteristics of the patients - Age - Gender - Symptoms - Main/additional complaints - Diagnoses - Comorbidities - Process indicators of the redirection - Transport times - Daily/weekly cycle - Duration of the SmED assessment - Patient safety - Proportion of patients admitted to the emergency department from partner practices - Proportion of patients transported to the emergency department after SmED assessment - Feasibility and acceptance of the redirection from the emergency medical service and emergency department staff's perspective | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAndreas Beierle
Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Hessen
Outcome results
None listed