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NCT Number: NCT02148341

Implementation of the Hospital to Home (H2H) Heart Failure Initiative

This study determines if a community of practice of clinicians and quality improvement specialists can be used to implement a national quality initiative known as Hospital to Home (H2H). This quality initative is designed to reduced readmission rates for patients with heart failure or heart attack by improving the transition of care upon discharge.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • VA medical centers are the unit of randomization. A medical center will be included if had at least 20 patients discharged with a principal diagnosis of heart failure in 2008

Treatment and study plan

Community of Practice Facilitation

Other

Usual Care

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. H2H enrollment

    Time frame: 6 months

    H2H enrollment by the facility as determined by the H2H program of the American College of Cardiology and Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Secondary outcomes

  1. quality improvement programs initiated due to H2H

    Time frame: 6 months

    A new quality improvement initiated that addressess one of the 3 areas of H2H focus. These include, medication reconcilliation, early follow-up after discharge, and symptom recognition.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Fed

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
May 28, 2014
Registry last updated
May 28, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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