NDLI: Improving TRansitions ANd outcomeS for heart FailurE patients in home health CaRe (I-TRANSFER-HF): a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial: study protocol

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Author	Sterling, Madeline R. Espinosa, Cisco G. Spertus, Daniel Shum, Michelle McDonald, Margaret V. Ryvicker, Miriam B. Barrón, Yolanda Tobin, Jonathan N. Kern, Lisa M. Safford, Monika M. Banerjee, Samprit Goyal, Parag Ringel, Joanna Bryan Rajan, Mangala Arbaje, Alicia I. Jones, Christine D. Dodson, John A. Cené, Crystal Bowles, Kathryn H.
Abstract	Background Some of the most promising strategies to reduce hospital readmissions in heart failure (HF) is through the timely receipt of home health care (HHC), delivered by Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHAs), and outpatient medical follow-up after hospital discharge. Yet national data show that only 12% of Medicare beneficiaries receive these evidence-based practices, representing an implementation gap. To advance the science and improve outcomes in HF, we will test the effectiveness and implementation of an intervention called Improving TRansitions ANd OutcomeS for Heart FailurE Patients in Home Health CaRe (I-TRANSFER-HF), comprised of early and intensive HHC nurse visits combined with an early outpatient medical visit post-discharge, among HF patients receiving HHC. Methods This study will use a Hybrid Type 1, stepped wedge randomized trial design, to test the effectiveness and implementation of I-TRANSFER-HF in partnership with four geographically diverse dyads of hospitals and HHAs (“hospital-HHA” dyads) across the US. Aim 1 will test the effectiveness of I-TRANSFER-HF to reduce 30-day readmissions (primary outcome) and ED visits (secondary outcome), and increase days at home (secondary outcome) among HF patients who receive timely follow-up compared to usual care. Hospital-HHA dyads will be randomized to cross over from a baseline period of no intervention to the intervention in a randomized sequential order. Medicare claims data from each dyad and from comparison dyads selected within the national dataset will be used to ascertain outcomes. Hypotheses will be tested with generalized mixed models. Aim 2 will assess the determinants of I-TRANSFER-HF’s implementation using a mixed-methods approach and is guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research 2.0 (CFIR 2.0). Qualitative interviews will be conducted with key stakeholders across the hospital-HHA dyads to assess acceptability, barriers, and facilitators of implementation; feasibility and process measures will be assessed with Medicare claims data. Discussion As the first pragmatic trial of promoting timely HHC and outpatient follow-up in HF, this study has the potential to dramatically improve care and outcomes for HF patients and produce novel insights for the implementation of HHC nationally. Trial registration This trial has been registered on ClinicalTrials.Gov (#NCT06118983). Registered on 10/31/2023, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06118983?id=NCT06118983&rank=1 .
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ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-024-11584-x
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
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Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-10-01
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Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research Transitional care Heart Failure Implementation Science
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

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