Background The H2H Challenges provide the community with recommended strategies and tools to achieve small, attainable goals in their organization.  The goal of the H2H Challenges is to evaluate strategies for reducing unnecessary readmission and improve transitions of care for HF and AMI patients; ultimately providing the H2H Community with an online repository of strategies and tools.

Improvement Project Structure

Each Challenge project is six to eight months and consists of success metrics, three webinars, and one tool kit.  A collection of best practices from the field is developed for each of the H2H Core Concept Areas: (1) early follow-up "See You in 7", (2) post discharge medication management "Mind Your Meds", and (3) patient self-care and activation "Signs and Symptoms".

H2H Challenges Oversight

Leadership, oversight, and guidance of the H2H Challenges are provided by H2H Steering Committee members and the H2H Mastermind Group of community volunteers.

Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, APN, FAAN

Administrative Director, Center for Heart Failure, Northwestern University

Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS

Associate Professor, Duke University

Leora Horwitz, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor, Yale University

Jane A. Linderbaum, MS, CNP

Inpatient Operations Manager and Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic

Kathy M. Makkar, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Cardiology, Lancaster General Hospital

Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC

Director, CHF & Nuclear Cardiology, The Care Group, LLC