The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The three-year TAKEheart initiative to increase utilization of cardiac rehabilitation is funded and overseen by AHRQ as part of its continuing efforts to promote the delivery of evidence-based care.
AHRQ TAKEheart Team members:
Dina Moss, MPA
Co-Lead, AHRQ TAKEheart Initiative
Senior Social Science Analyst
AHRQ Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Michael I. Harrison, PhD
Co-Lead, AHRQ TAKEheart Initiative
Senior Social Scientist, Organizations & Systems
AHRQ Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement
Gail Makulowich
Health Communications Specialist
AHRQ Office of Communications
Million Hearts®
A partner initiative, Million Hearts® is co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2022. TAKEheart applies strategies from the Million Hearts®/AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Change Package, a quality improvement action guide developed by the CDC and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
TAKEheart Technical Expert Panel
The TAKEheart technical expert panel provides guidance on the initiative’s technical approach, promotes hospital recruitment and awareness building, offers input on evaluation activities, and reviews dissemination materials.
Members:
Director of the ASH Research Collaborative Data Hub
American College of Hematology
Associate Investigator
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Legislative/Regulatory Analyst
GRQ Consulting
Chief Medical Information Officer of Inpatient Clinical Services
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
President
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Director of Care Transitions and Population Health Management
New York University Medical Center
National Director of Quality Campaigns
American College of Cardiology Quality Campaigns
Patient and Family Engagement Project Consultant
Chief Operating Officer
WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
Director of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Massachusetts General Hospital
Senior Health Scientist/Million Hearts® Science Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contract Team
TAKEheart is being developed and run by Abt Associates under contract to AHRQ. The Abt team is led by Cynthia Klein, PhD. and Brigham and Women’s Hospital Principal Investigator, Hicham Skali, MD. TAKEheart also includes partnerships with the American Hospital Association Health Research and Education Trust and Crosby Marketing Communications.