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What is H2H?
The Hospital to Home (H2H) Quality Improvement Initiative is a national effort
to reduce preventable readmissions for patients recently hospitalized with a
cardiovascular condition—the leading cause of hospitalization in the United
States. Its goal: to focus on "excellence in transitions" by reducing the
30-day, all-cause hospital readmission rates among patients discharged with
heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by 20 percent nationally by
December 2012.
The H2H initiative is a joint effort between the American
College of Cardiology and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to improve
the transition of patients from inpatient to outpatient status. It is centered
on three guiding principles, which are in alignment with the National Quality
Forum Care Transitions Measures:
1. Is the patient familiar and competent with their medications and do they have access to them?
2. Does the patient have a follow-up visit scheduled within a week of discharge and are they able to get there?
3. Does the patient fully comprehend signs and symptoms that require medical attention and know who to contact if they occur?
To view the H2H project overview, Click here
Enroll Now:
The H2H initiative is about bringing together what is known (from experts, the literature, and best practices); sharing tactics and toolkits, and sharing best practices from participating hospitals, practices, and strategic partners. With approximately one in five patients hospitalized with cardiovascular conditions readmitted within 30 days, enrolling in the H2H quality initiative signals a commitment to improving care. To enroll, click here.
The H2H initiative will launch on October 22nd with a kick-off webinar for all H2H Participants. Enroll in the initiative now to participate!
When: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. EDT
Dial in: (866) 219-5260
Registration/Participation Link: Click here
For more information, please view the H2H project
overview above or send questions to: hospital2home@acc.org.
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