"Hub and Satellite" Heart Failure Provider's Network Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

The aim of this study is to serve as a pilot showing the feasibility of a "Hub and Satellite" Heart Failure (HF) Provider's Network which will aim to provide improved, evidence-based care to Veterans with HF. Primary Care Providers in the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) will undergo a brief period of intensive training in HF management and then practice in a network of primary care providers supported by the Regional HF Center.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01246050

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

6

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-30

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthcare providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants) who practice in a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, and are willing to undergo Heart Failure Training

You may not qualify if…

• Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Providers who are unable to attend the 3 day Heart Failure Training at the Regional Heart Failure Center.

Where it is running

• Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Nashville Campus, Nashville, TN — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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