Publications
1.
Cho, Logan D.; Rabinowitz, Grace; Goytia, Crispin; Andreadis, Katerina; Huang, Hsin-Hui; Benda, Natalie C.; Lin, Jenny J.; Horowitz, Carol; Kaushal, Rainu; Ancker, Jessica S.; Poeran, Jashvant
Development of a novel instrument to characterize telemedicine programs in primary care Journal Article
In: BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, iss. 1, pp. 1274, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: COVID-19, telemedicine
@article{nokey,
title = {Development of a novel instrument to characterize telemedicine programs in primary care},
author = {Logan D. Cho and Grace Rabinowitz and Crispin Goytia and Katerina Andreadis and Hsin-Hui Huang and Natalie C. Benda and Jenny J. Lin and Carol Horowitz and Rainu Kaushal and Jessica S. Ancker and Jashvant Poeran},
doi = {10.1186/s12913-023-10130-5},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-11-17},
journal = {BMC Health Services Research},
volume = {23},
issue = {1},
pages = {1274},
abstract = {Background: Given the rapid deployment of telemedicine at the onset of the COVID - 19 pandemic, updated assessment methods are needed to study and characterize telemedicine programs. We developed a novel semi - structured survey instrument to systematically describe the characteristics and implementation processes of telemedicine programs in primary care.
Methods: In the context of a larger study aiming to describe telemedicine programs in primary care, a survey was developed in 3 iterative steps: 1) literature review to obtain a list of telemedicine features, facilitators, and barriers; 2) application of three evaluation frameworks; and 3) stakeholder engagement through a 2-stage feedback process. During survey refinement, items were tested against the evaluation frameworks while ensuring it could be completed within 20-25 min. Data reduction techniques were applied to explore opportunity for condensed variables/items.
Results: Sixty initially identified telemedicine features were reduced to 32 items / questions after stakeholder feedback. Per the life cycle framework, respondents are asked to report a month in which their telemedicine program reached a steady state, i.e., "maturation". Subsequent questions on telemedicine features are then stratified by telemedicine services offered at the pandemic onset and the reported point of maturation. Several open - ended questions allow for additional telemedicine experiences to be captured. Data reduction techniques revealed no indication for data reduction.
Conclusion: This 32-item semi-structured survey standardizes the description of primary care telemedicine programs in terms of features as well as maturation process. This tool will facilitate evaluation of and comparisons between telemedicine programs across the United States, particularly those that were deployed at the pandemic onset.},
keywords = {COVID-19, telemedicine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Background: Given the rapid deployment of telemedicine at the onset of the COVID - 19 pandemic, updated assessment methods are needed to study and characterize telemedicine programs. We developed a novel semi - structured survey instrument to systematically describe the characteristics and implementation processes of telemedicine programs in primary care.
Methods: In the context of a larger study aiming to describe telemedicine programs in primary care, a survey was developed in 3 iterative steps: 1) literature review to obtain a list of telemedicine features, facilitators, and barriers; 2) application of three evaluation frameworks; and 3) stakeholder engagement through a 2-stage feedback process. During survey refinement, items were tested against the evaluation frameworks while ensuring it could be completed within 20-25 min. Data reduction techniques were applied to explore opportunity for condensed variables/items.
Results: Sixty initially identified telemedicine features were reduced to 32 items / questions after stakeholder feedback. Per the life cycle framework, respondents are asked to report a month in which their telemedicine program reached a steady state, i.e., "maturation". Subsequent questions on telemedicine features are then stratified by telemedicine services offered at the pandemic onset and the reported point of maturation. Several open - ended questions allow for additional telemedicine experiences to be captured. Data reduction techniques revealed no indication for data reduction.
Conclusion: This 32-item semi-structured survey standardizes the description of primary care telemedicine programs in terms of features as well as maturation process. This tool will facilitate evaluation of and comparisons between telemedicine programs across the United States, particularly those that were deployed at the pandemic onset.
Methods: In the context of a larger study aiming to describe telemedicine programs in primary care, a survey was developed in 3 iterative steps: 1) literature review to obtain a list of telemedicine features, facilitators, and barriers; 2) application of three evaluation frameworks; and 3) stakeholder engagement through a 2-stage feedback process. During survey refinement, items were tested against the evaluation frameworks while ensuring it could be completed within 20-25 min. Data reduction techniques were applied to explore opportunity for condensed variables/items.
Results: Sixty initially identified telemedicine features were reduced to 32 items / questions after stakeholder feedback. Per the life cycle framework, respondents are asked to report a month in which their telemedicine program reached a steady state, i.e., "maturation". Subsequent questions on telemedicine features are then stratified by telemedicine services offered at the pandemic onset and the reported point of maturation. Several open - ended questions allow for additional telemedicine experiences to be captured. Data reduction techniques revealed no indication for data reduction.
Conclusion: This 32-item semi-structured survey standardizes the description of primary care telemedicine programs in terms of features as well as maturation process. This tool will facilitate evaluation of and comparisons between telemedicine programs across the United States, particularly those that were deployed at the pandemic onset.
2.
Raffa, Brittany J.; Muellers, Kimberly A.; Andreadis, Katerina; Ancker, Jessica S.; Flower, Kori B.; Horowitz, Carol R.; Kaushal, Rainu; Lin, Jenny J.
A qualitative study on precepting and teaching with telemedicine in the academic setting Journal Article
In: Academic Medicine, vol. 98, iss. 10, pp. 1204-1210, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: COVID-19, telemedicine
@article{nokey,
title = {A qualitative study on precepting and teaching with telemedicine in the academic setting},
author = {Brittany J. Raffa and Kimberly A. Muellers and Katerina Andreadis and Jessica S. Ancker and Kori B. Flower and Carol R. Horowitz and Rainu Kaushal and Jenny J. Lin},
doi = {10.1097/ACM.0000000000005291},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-06-05},
urldate = {2023-06-05},
journal = {Academic Medicine},
volume = {98},
issue = {10},
pages = {1204-1210},
abstract = {Purpose: To examine the impact of telemedicine use on precepting and teaching among preceptors and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: The authors conducted a secondary analysis of a qualitative study focusing on providers' and patients' experiences with and attitudes toward telemedicine at 4 academic health centers. Teaching and precepting were emergent codes from the data and organized into themes. Themes were mapped to domains from the 2009 Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), a framework that assists with effective implementation and consists of 5 domains: intervention characteristics, outer settings, inner settings, characteristics of individuals, and process.
Results: In total, 86 interviews were conducted with 65 patients and 21 providers. Nine providers and 3 patients recounted descriptions related to teaching and precepting with telemedicine. Eight themes were identified, mapping across all 5 CFIR domains, with the majority of themes (n = 6) within the domains of characteristics of individuals, processes, and intervention characteristics. Providers and patients described how a lack of prepandemic telemedicine experience and inadequate processes in place to precept and teach with telemedicine affected the learning environment and perceived quality of care. They also discussed how telemedicine exacerbated existing difficulties in maintaining resident continuity. Providers described ways communication changed with telemedicine use during the pandemic, including having to wear masks while in the same room as the trainee and sitting closely to remain within range of the camera, as well as the benefit of observing trainees with the attending's camera off. Providers expressed a lack of protected structure and time for teaching and supervising with telemedicine, and a general view that telemedicine is here to stay.
Conclusions: Efforts should focus on increasing knowledge of telemedicine skills and improving processes to implement telemedicine in the teaching setting in order to best integrate it into undergraduate and graduate medical education.},
keywords = {COVID-19, telemedicine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Purpose: To examine the impact of telemedicine use on precepting and teaching among preceptors and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: The authors conducted a secondary analysis of a qualitative study focusing on providers' and patients' experiences with and attitudes toward telemedicine at 4 academic health centers. Teaching and precepting were emergent codes from the data and organized into themes. Themes were mapped to domains from the 2009 Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), a framework that assists with effective implementation and consists of 5 domains: intervention characteristics, outer settings, inner settings, characteristics of individuals, and process.
Results: In total, 86 interviews were conducted with 65 patients and 21 providers. Nine providers and 3 patients recounted descriptions related to teaching and precepting with telemedicine. Eight themes were identified, mapping across all 5 CFIR domains, with the majority of themes (n = 6) within the domains of characteristics of individuals, processes, and intervention characteristics. Providers and patients described how a lack of prepandemic telemedicine experience and inadequate processes in place to precept and teach with telemedicine affected the learning environment and perceived quality of care. They also discussed how telemedicine exacerbated existing difficulties in maintaining resident continuity. Providers described ways communication changed with telemedicine use during the pandemic, including having to wear masks while in the same room as the trainee and sitting closely to remain within range of the camera, as well as the benefit of observing trainees with the attending's camera off. Providers expressed a lack of protected structure and time for teaching and supervising with telemedicine, and a general view that telemedicine is here to stay.
Conclusions: Efforts should focus on increasing knowledge of telemedicine skills and improving processes to implement telemedicine in the teaching setting in order to best integrate it into undergraduate and graduate medical education.
Method: The authors conducted a secondary analysis of a qualitative study focusing on providers' and patients' experiences with and attitudes toward telemedicine at 4 academic health centers. Teaching and precepting were emergent codes from the data and organized into themes. Themes were mapped to domains from the 2009 Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), a framework that assists with effective implementation and consists of 5 domains: intervention characteristics, outer settings, inner settings, characteristics of individuals, and process.
Results: In total, 86 interviews were conducted with 65 patients and 21 providers. Nine providers and 3 patients recounted descriptions related to teaching and precepting with telemedicine. Eight themes were identified, mapping across all 5 CFIR domains, with the majority of themes (n = 6) within the domains of characteristics of individuals, processes, and intervention characteristics. Providers and patients described how a lack of prepandemic telemedicine experience and inadequate processes in place to precept and teach with telemedicine affected the learning environment and perceived quality of care. They also discussed how telemedicine exacerbated existing difficulties in maintaining resident continuity. Providers described ways communication changed with telemedicine use during the pandemic, including having to wear masks while in the same room as the trainee and sitting closely to remain within range of the camera, as well as the benefit of observing trainees with the attending's camera off. Providers expressed a lack of protected structure and time for teaching and supervising with telemedicine, and a general view that telemedicine is here to stay.
Conclusions: Efforts should focus on increasing knowledge of telemedicine skills and improving processes to implement telemedicine in the teaching setting in order to best integrate it into undergraduate and graduate medical education.
3.
Rabinowitz, Grace; Cho, Logan D.; Benda, Natalie C.; Goytia, Crispin; Andreadis, Katerina; Lin, Jenny J.; Horowitz, Carol R.; Kaushal, Rainu; Ancker, Jessica S.; Poeran, Jashvant
The Telemedicine Experience in Primary Care Practices across the US: Insights from Practice Leaders Journal Article
In: Annals of Family Medicine, vol. 21, iss. 3, pp. 207-212, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: COVID-19, primary care, telemedicine
@article{nokey,
title = {The Telemedicine Experience in Primary Care Practices across the US: Insights from Practice Leaders},
author = {Grace Rabinowitz and Logan D. Cho and Natalie C. Benda and Crispin Goytia and Katerina Andreadis and Jenny J. Lin and Carol R. Horowitz and Rainu Kaushal and Jessica S. Ancker and Jashvant Poeran},
doi = {10.1370/afm.2967},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-05-01},
journal = {Annals of Family Medicine},
volume = {21},
issue = {3},
pages = {207-212},
abstract = {Purpose: The need to rapidly implement telemedicine in primary care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was addressed differently by various practices. Using qualitative data from semistructured interviews with primary care practice leaders, we aimed to report commonly shared experiences and unique perspectives regarding telemedicine implementation and evolution/maturation since March 2020.
Methods: We administered a semistructured, 25-minute, virtual interview with 25 primary care practice leaders from 2 health systems in 2 states (New York and Florida) included in PCORnet, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute clinical research network. Questions were guided by 3 frameworks (health information technology evaluation, access to care, and health information technology life cycle) and involved practice leaders' perspectives on the process of telemedicine implementation in their practice, with a specific focus on the process of maturation and facilitators/barriers. Two researchers conducted inductive coding of qualitative data open-ended questions to identify common themes. Transcripts were electronically generated by virtual platform software.
Results: Twenty-five interviews were administered for practice leaders representing 87 primary care practices in 2 states. We identified the following 4 major themes: (1) the ease of telemedicine adoption depended on both patients' and clinicians' prior experience using virtual health platforms, (2) regulation of telemedicine varied across states and differentially affected the rollout processes, (3) visit triage rules were unclear, and (4) there were positive and negative effects of telemedicine on clinicians and patients.
Conclusions: Practice leaders identified several challenges to telemedicine implementation and highlighted 2 areas, including telemedicine visit triage guidelines and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols, for improvement.},
keywords = {COVID-19, primary care, telemedicine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Purpose: The need to rapidly implement telemedicine in primary care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was addressed differently by various practices. Using qualitative data from semistructured interviews with primary care practice leaders, we aimed to report commonly shared experiences and unique perspectives regarding telemedicine implementation and evolution/maturation since March 2020.
Methods: We administered a semistructured, 25-minute, virtual interview with 25 primary care practice leaders from 2 health systems in 2 states (New York and Florida) included in PCORnet, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute clinical research network. Questions were guided by 3 frameworks (health information technology evaluation, access to care, and health information technology life cycle) and involved practice leaders' perspectives on the process of telemedicine implementation in their practice, with a specific focus on the process of maturation and facilitators/barriers. Two researchers conducted inductive coding of qualitative data open-ended questions to identify common themes. Transcripts were electronically generated by virtual platform software.
Results: Twenty-five interviews were administered for practice leaders representing 87 primary care practices in 2 states. We identified the following 4 major themes: (1) the ease of telemedicine adoption depended on both patients' and clinicians' prior experience using virtual health platforms, (2) regulation of telemedicine varied across states and differentially affected the rollout processes, (3) visit triage rules were unclear, and (4) there were positive and negative effects of telemedicine on clinicians and patients.
Conclusions: Practice leaders identified several challenges to telemedicine implementation and highlighted 2 areas, including telemedicine visit triage guidelines and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols, for improvement.
Methods: We administered a semistructured, 25-minute, virtual interview with 25 primary care practice leaders from 2 health systems in 2 states (New York and Florida) included in PCORnet, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute clinical research network. Questions were guided by 3 frameworks (health information technology evaluation, access to care, and health information technology life cycle) and involved practice leaders' perspectives on the process of telemedicine implementation in their practice, with a specific focus on the process of maturation and facilitators/barriers. Two researchers conducted inductive coding of qualitative data open-ended questions to identify common themes. Transcripts were electronically generated by virtual platform software.
Results: Twenty-five interviews were administered for practice leaders representing 87 primary care practices in 2 states. We identified the following 4 major themes: (1) the ease of telemedicine adoption depended on both patients' and clinicians' prior experience using virtual health platforms, (2) regulation of telemedicine varied across states and differentially affected the rollout processes, (3) visit triage rules were unclear, and (4) there were positive and negative effects of telemedicine on clinicians and patients.
Conclusions: Practice leaders identified several challenges to telemedicine implementation and highlighted 2 areas, including telemedicine visit triage guidelines and telemedicine-specific staffing and scheduling protocols, for improvement.
4.
Khairat, Saif; Chourasia, Prabal; Muellers, Kimberly A.; Andreadis, Katerina; Lin, Jenny J.; Ancker, Jessica S.
Patient and Provider Recommendations for Improved Telemedicine User Experience in Primary Care: A Multi-Center Qualitative Study Journal Article
In: Telemedicine Reports, vol. 4, iss. 1, pp. 21-29, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: primary care, telemedicine, user experience
@article{nokey,
title = {Patient and Provider Recommendations for Improved Telemedicine User Experience in Primary Care: A Multi-Center Qualitative Study},
author = {Saif Khairat and Prabal Chourasia and Kimberly A. Muellers and Katerina Andreadis and Jenny J. Lin and Jessica S. Ancker
},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1089/tmr.2023.0002},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-03-20},
journal = {Telemedicine Reports},
volume = {4},
issue = {1},
pages = {21-29},
abstract = {Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore telemedicine use and obtain actionable recommendations to improve telemedicine user experience from a diverse group of patients and providers.
Methods: We interviewed adult patients and primary care providers (PCPs) across three National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) sites in New York City, North Carolina, and Florida. Both patients and providers could participate via phone or videoconferencing; patients could complete the interview in English or Spanish. Spanish interviews were conducted by a member of the research team who spoke Spanish fluently. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and when necessary, professionally translated.
Results: We interviewed 21 PCPs and 65 patients between March and October 2021. We found that patients' and providers' perspectives on ways to improve the telemedicine experience focused on three recommendation themes: (1) expectations of care provided via telemedicine, (2) innovations to support usability, and (3) alleviation of physician burden. Key recommendations were related to expectations regarding (1) care provided, for example, adding educational content for the patients, and clarity about long-term payment models; (2) support innovation to improve telemedicine usability, for example, providing patients with remote monitoring devices, integrating in-home testing and nursing evaluation; (3) and reduce physician burden, for example, virtual rooming, reimbursement of time spent outside of the telemedicine encounter.
Discussion: Primary care patients and providers see merit in telemedicine. However, both groups recommended novel ways to improve the quality of care and user experience. Findings from this article suggest that policymakers would be best served by addressing current gaps in patient digital literacy by creating technical support strategies, and gaps in telemedicine reimbursement to present an equitable form of payment.},
keywords = {primary care, telemedicine, user experience},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore telemedicine use and obtain actionable recommendations to improve telemedicine user experience from a diverse group of patients and providers.
Methods: We interviewed adult patients and primary care providers (PCPs) across three National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) sites in New York City, North Carolina, and Florida. Both patients and providers could participate via phone or videoconferencing; patients could complete the interview in English or Spanish. Spanish interviews were conducted by a member of the research team who spoke Spanish fluently. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and when necessary, professionally translated.
Results: We interviewed 21 PCPs and 65 patients between March and October 2021. We found that patients' and providers' perspectives on ways to improve the telemedicine experience focused on three recommendation themes: (1) expectations of care provided via telemedicine, (2) innovations to support usability, and (3) alleviation of physician burden. Key recommendations were related to expectations regarding (1) care provided, for example, adding educational content for the patients, and clarity about long-term payment models; (2) support innovation to improve telemedicine usability, for example, providing patients with remote monitoring devices, integrating in-home testing and nursing evaluation; (3) and reduce physician burden, for example, virtual rooming, reimbursement of time spent outside of the telemedicine encounter.
Discussion: Primary care patients and providers see merit in telemedicine. However, both groups recommended novel ways to improve the quality of care and user experience. Findings from this article suggest that policymakers would be best served by addressing current gaps in patient digital literacy by creating technical support strategies, and gaps in telemedicine reimbursement to present an equitable form of payment.
Methods: We interviewed adult patients and primary care providers (PCPs) across three National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) sites in New York City, North Carolina, and Florida. Both patients and providers could participate via phone or videoconferencing; patients could complete the interview in English or Spanish. Spanish interviews were conducted by a member of the research team who spoke Spanish fluently. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and when necessary, professionally translated.
Results: We interviewed 21 PCPs and 65 patients between March and October 2021. We found that patients' and providers' perspectives on ways to improve the telemedicine experience focused on three recommendation themes: (1) expectations of care provided via telemedicine, (2) innovations to support usability, and (3) alleviation of physician burden. Key recommendations were related to expectations regarding (1) care provided, for example, adding educational content for the patients, and clarity about long-term payment models; (2) support innovation to improve telemedicine usability, for example, providing patients with remote monitoring devices, integrating in-home testing and nursing evaluation; (3) and reduce physician burden, for example, virtual rooming, reimbursement of time spent outside of the telemedicine encounter.
Discussion: Primary care patients and providers see merit in telemedicine. However, both groups recommended novel ways to improve the quality of care and user experience. Findings from this article suggest that policymakers would be best served by addressing current gaps in patient digital literacy by creating technical support strategies, and gaps in telemedicine reimbursement to present an equitable form of payment.
5.
Lin, Jenny J.; Horowitz, Carol R.; Ancker, Jessica S.
An Urgent Need for Guidelines for Telemedicine Use Journal Article
In: Journal of General Internal Medicine, vol. 38, iss. 4, pp. 1061-1062, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: telemedicine
@article{nokey,
title = {An Urgent Need for Guidelines for Telemedicine Use},
author = {Jenny J. Lin and Carol R. Horowitz and Jessica S. Ancker},
doi = {10.1007/s11606-022-07905-7},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-11-04},
journal = {Journal of General Internal Medicine},
volume = {38},
issue = {4},
pages = {1061-1062},
keywords = {telemedicine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
6.
Creber, Ruth M. Masterson; Daniels, Brock; Munjal, Kevin; Turchioe, Meghan Reading; Topaz, Leah Shafran; Goytia, Crispin; Díaz, Iván; Goyal, Parag; Weiner, Mark G.; Yu, Jiani; Khullar, Dhruv; Slotwiner, David; Ramasubbu, Kumudha; Kaushal, Rainu
In: BMJ Open, vol. 12, iss. 3, pp. e054956, 2022.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: adult cardiology, health policy, healthcare quality, heart failure, protocols and guidelines, telemedicine
@article{nokey,
title = {Using Mobile Integrated Health and telehealth to support transitions of care among patients with heart failure (MIGHTy-Heart): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial},
author = {Ruth M. Masterson Creber and Brock Daniels and Kevin Munjal and Meghan Reading Turchioe and Leah Shafran Topaz and Crispin Goytia and Iván Díaz and Parag Goyal and Mark G. Weiner and Jiani Yu and Dhruv Khullar and David Slotwiner and Kumudha Ramasubbu and Rainu Kaushal },
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054956},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-03-10},
urldate = {2022-03-10},
journal = {BMJ Open},
volume = {12},
issue = {3},
pages = {e054956},
abstract = {Introduction: Nearly one-quarter of patients discharged from the hospital with heart failure (HF) are readmitted within 30 days, placing a significant burden on patients, families and health systems. The objective of the 'Using Mobile Integrated Health and Telehealth to support transitions of care among patients with Heart failure' (MIGHTy-Heart) study is to compare the effectiveness of two postdischarge interventions on healthcare utilisation, patient-reported outcomes and healthcare quality among patients with HF.
Methods and analysis: The MIGHTy-Heart study is a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial comparing two interventions demonstrated to improve the hospital to home transition for patients with HF: mobile integrated health (MIH) and transitions of care coordinators (TOCC). The MIH intervention bundles home visits from a community paramedic (CP) with telehealth video visits by emergency medicine physicians to support the management of acute symptoms and postdischarge care coordination. The TOCC intervention consists of follow-up phone calls from a registered nurse within 48-72 hours of discharge to assess a patient's clinical status, identify unmet clinical and social needs and reinforce patient education (eg, medication adherence and lifestyle changes). MIGHTy-Heart is enrolling and randomising (1:1) 2100 patients with HF who are discharged to home following a hospitalisation in two New York City (NY, USA) academic health systems. The coprimary study outcomes are all-cause 30-day hospital readmissions and quality of life measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire 30 days after hospital discharge. The secondary endpoints are days at home, preventable emergency department visits, unplanned hospital admissions and patient-reported symptoms. Data sources for the study outcomes include patient surveys, electronic health records and claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid.
Ethics and dissemination: All participants provide written or verbal informed consent prior to randomisation in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Russian. Study findings are being disseminated to scientific audiences through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences. This study has been approved by: Biomedical Research Alliance of New York (BRANY #20-08-329-380), Weill Cornell Medicine Institutional Review Board (20-08022605) and Mt. Sinai Institutional Review Board (20-01901).},
keywords = {adult cardiology, health policy, healthcare quality, heart failure, protocols and guidelines, telemedicine},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Introduction: Nearly one-quarter of patients discharged from the hospital with heart failure (HF) are readmitted within 30 days, placing a significant burden on patients, families and health systems. The objective of the 'Using Mobile Integrated Health and Telehealth to support transitions of care among patients with Heart failure' (MIGHTy-Heart) study is to compare the effectiveness of two postdischarge interventions on healthcare utilisation, patient-reported outcomes and healthcare quality among patients with HF.
Methods and analysis: The MIGHTy-Heart study is a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial comparing two interventions demonstrated to improve the hospital to home transition for patients with HF: mobile integrated health (MIH) and transitions of care coordinators (TOCC). The MIH intervention bundles home visits from a community paramedic (CP) with telehealth video visits by emergency medicine physicians to support the management of acute symptoms and postdischarge care coordination. The TOCC intervention consists of follow-up phone calls from a registered nurse within 48-72 hours of discharge to assess a patient's clinical status, identify unmet clinical and social needs and reinforce patient education (eg, medication adherence and lifestyle changes). MIGHTy-Heart is enrolling and randomising (1:1) 2100 patients with HF who are discharged to home following a hospitalisation in two New York City (NY, USA) academic health systems. The coprimary study outcomes are all-cause 30-day hospital readmissions and quality of life measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire 30 days after hospital discharge. The secondary endpoints are days at home, preventable emergency department visits, unplanned hospital admissions and patient-reported symptoms. Data sources for the study outcomes include patient surveys, electronic health records and claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid.
Ethics and dissemination: All participants provide written or verbal informed consent prior to randomisation in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Russian. Study findings are being disseminated to scientific audiences through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences. This study has been approved by: Biomedical Research Alliance of New York (BRANY #20-08-329-380), Weill Cornell Medicine Institutional Review Board (20-08022605) and Mt. Sinai Institutional Review Board (20-01901).
Methods and analysis: The MIGHTy-Heart study is a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial comparing two interventions demonstrated to improve the hospital to home transition for patients with HF: mobile integrated health (MIH) and transitions of care coordinators (TOCC). The MIH intervention bundles home visits from a community paramedic (CP) with telehealth video visits by emergency medicine physicians to support the management of acute symptoms and postdischarge care coordination. The TOCC intervention consists of follow-up phone calls from a registered nurse within 48-72 hours of discharge to assess a patient's clinical status, identify unmet clinical and social needs and reinforce patient education (eg, medication adherence and lifestyle changes). MIGHTy-Heart is enrolling and randomising (1:1) 2100 patients with HF who are discharged to home following a hospitalisation in two New York City (NY, USA) academic health systems. The coprimary study outcomes are all-cause 30-day hospital readmissions and quality of life measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire 30 days after hospital discharge. The secondary endpoints are days at home, preventable emergency department visits, unplanned hospital admissions and patient-reported symptoms. Data sources for the study outcomes include patient surveys, electronic health records and claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid.
Ethics and dissemination: All participants provide written or verbal informed consent prior to randomisation in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin or Russian. Study findings are being disseminated to scientific audiences through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences. This study has been approved by: Biomedical Research Alliance of New York (BRANY #20-08-329-380), Weill Cornell Medicine Institutional Review Board (20-08022605) and Mt. Sinai Institutional Review Board (20-01901).