One doctor, two worlds: new model aims to cut hospital costs for sickest patients
NCT ID NCT01929005
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way of caring for Medicare patients who are at high risk of being hospitalized. Instead of seeing different doctors in the hospital and clinic, each patient gets one doctor who cares for them in both places. The goal is to improve patient satisfaction and lower overall healthcare costs. About 2,000 patients who were hospitalized in the past year are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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2,008 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2012
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Medicare recipients and were hospitalized at least one time in the past year Exclusion Criteria: * Non-Medicare recipients and/or were not hospitalized in the past year
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States