Nudging doctors to offer home care cuts hospital stays for heart failure patients
NCT ID NCT03724695
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called Advanced Heart Care at Home (AHCAH) that brings heart failure and palliative care into patients' homes. Doctors of 709 seriously ill heart failure patients were randomly assigned to either usual care or a 'nudge' encouraging them to enroll their patient in AHCAH. The goal was to see if this approach reduces hospital days and improves end-of-life care.
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Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 191014, United States
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