Albert C. Hergenroeder1, Douglas S. Moodie2, Daniel J. Penny2, Constance M. Wiemann1, Blanca Sanchez-Fournier1, Lauren K. Moore2, Jane Head3
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.4, pp. 548-553, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12604
Abstract Objective: To describe changes in functional status between the last pediatric and first adult
congenital heart disease (CHD) clinic visits in patients with moderate to severe CHD after
implementing a healthcare transition (HCT) planning program.
Design: Quasi-experimental design. Patients were followed prospectively following the implementation of the intervention; Control patients transitioned from the Pediatric CHD Clinic into Adult
CHD Clinic before the intervention.
Setting: Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH).
Patients: Sixteen to 25-year-olds, cognitively normal, English speaking patients with moderate to
severe CHD who transitioned from the Pediatric to the Adult CHD clinic.
Interventions: An EMR-based transition planning tool (TPT) was… More >
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