Effect of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Address Social Determinants of Health on Rehospitalization Rates in Patients With Heart Failure

Saint Luke's Health System320 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this program is to improve post-acute care coordination for necessary social services for patients leaving the hospital after recovering from an episode of decompensated heart failure.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

320

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

Managed ServicesOTHER

coordination of care and assistance with community resources (food, transportation)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18-99 years * Resident of Missouri or Kansas * Current inpatient admission for acute heart failure Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years or over 99 years of age

Locations (3)

Olathe Health System

Olathe, Kansas, United States

RECRUITING

University Health Truman Medical Center

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

RECRUITING

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reduction in all-cause re-hospitalization

reduction in all-cause re-hospitalization via improved post-acute care coordination

Time frame: 2 years

Central Contacts

Stacy Farr, PhD

CONTACT

816-932-5846 sfarr@saint-lukes.org

Tracy Breeding

CONTACT

816-932-2590 tbreeding@saint-lukes.org

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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