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Evidence

The case for a call after discharge.

We are early, and we are careful about claims. Here is how we measure the difference Tend makes, and an illustrative picture of what a good follow-up program can do.

The figures on this page are illustrative. They reflect widely reported ranges in care-transition research and modeled results, not a specific customer outcome. We will publish measured results as our programs mature, and we will always show our method.

An illustrative picture

What a good follow-up program can move.

18%

fewer 30-day readmissions

Illustrative, in a modeled cohort of surgical discharges.

86%

of calls reached and completed

Across scheduled attempts, with retries at good times of day.

1 in 9

calls surfaced a concern worth a callback

Flagged to the care team with the patient's own words.

same day

median time from flag to nurse callback

When routed to an active on-call queue.

What we measure

Outcomes a care team actually cares about.

  • Readmissions and ED returns within 30 days.
  • Call reach and completion rates, by time of day.
  • Concerns flagged, and how many led to a real intervention.
  • Time from a flag to a nurse callback.
  • Medication adherence and kept follow-up appointments.
  • Patient experience of the call itself.
How we study it

Honest about what a claim can hold.

Follow-up calls do not work by magic. They work by putting attention where there was none and moving a concern to the right person quickly. So we measure the whole chain, not just the call.

We favor comparisons against a unit's own recent baseline, we report reach rates alongside outcomes so nothing is cherry-picked, and we name what is modeled versus measured. When we do not have the data yet, we say so.

If you want to design a measurement plan for your own pilot, we are glad to build one with your quality team.

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