Research
Better science to support better outcomes
Clinical trials and comparative effectiveness studies have consistently demonstrated the TCM’s health and economic benefits, including reduced re-hospitalization and health care expenditures. Having established a solid knowledge base for the TCM in at-risk hospitalized elderly patients, the Penn team has adapted the model to include other settings and other populations. Working with nurses, physicians, health systems leaders, payers, and policymakers, the team has tested complex interventions and fostered quality and financial incentives to implement the model.
Learn more about our ongoing efforts to improve health and quality outcomes:
Hospital to Home
Hospitalized Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
Long-Term Services and Supports
Translational and Implementation
Primary Care
Family Caregivers
Latest Study
The MIRROR-TCM initiative funded by Arnold Ventures, the Missouri Foundation for Health and VA HSR&D is replicating and rigorously examining implementation of the Transitional Care Model (TCM) in three U.S. health care systems: University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health, Trinity Health, and the Veterans Health Administration. Together, these systems will recruit 1,000+ Medicare patients to participate in this RCT. Mathematica will conduct an independent evaluation.