Heart Failure
Conditions
Keywords
Quality Improvement
Brief summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether a quarterly feedback, education and performance improvement site-based intervention has a greater impact on quality performance and adherence to evidenced-based guidelines than existing on-demand feedback. This study will use a randomized design to compare changes in quality performance and adherence to selected measures among hospitals using existing on-demand reports and general quality improvement (QI) efforts versus those receiving intensive, targeted QI feedback via reports, teleconferences, webinars, and specialized tool kits.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntensive quality improvement tools
Personalized performance improvement interventions, including premier site data reports, personalized feedback/teleconferences, comprehensive toolkits, and focused webinars; in addition to other general QI tools typically available through participation in Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure.
Sponsors
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Duke University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All sites participating in Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure.
Exclusion criteria
* Sites in Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure which opt out of participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in the overall opportunity-based composite of measures eligible for intervention (absolute score difference compared to the control arm) based on the existing Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Achievement Measures and Quality Measures. | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in Defect Free (all or none) score based on the combined Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Achievement and Quality Measures | 1 year |
| Improvement in scores of each individual Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Achievement and Quality Measure | 1 year |
| Improvement in length of stay and in-patient mortality. | 1 year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed