Overview

Improve quality of care and discharge plan for patients admitted to GMS with CHF by expanding SCAMP to GMS services in stepped-wedge design

Funding Sources

We are in the final round of grant application through the HEIP to hopefully receive funding, but have had Division of Hospital Medicine pledge to match 20,000

Department

Department of Medicine

Division

Divisions of Cardiology, Hospital Medicine

Collaborators

Eldrin Lewis
Joe Loscalzo
Rob Boxer
Sam Goldhaber
Michelle Morse
Aaron Richterman
Anne Beckett
Maria Yialamas

Status/Stage of Development

Planning

Results

We have results showing that GMS patients admitted with CHF have higher rates of readmissions, lower rates of followup, less utilization of outpatient cardiologist, which is what we are seeking to improve (and even trend to increased mortality at 1 year)

Major Project Needs

• Funding