Office of Clinical and Global Partnerships, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing (Dr Shirey); Center for Nursing Excellence, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (Dr White-Williams); Family, Community, and Health Systems, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing (Dr White-Williams); and Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health (Dr Hites).
Correspondence: Maria R. Shirey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN, Office of Clinical and Global Partnerships, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, 1720 2nd Ave South, NB 322, Birmingham, AL 35294 (mrshirey@uab.edu).
The authors thank Wei Su, PhD, Program Manager, Evaluation & Assessment Unit, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, for her assistance with data collection and analysis for this article. This work was supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Grant # UD7HP26908 (Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Enhancing Transitional Care Coordination in Heart Failure Patients), July 2014 to June 2017 ($1.5 million, Shirey, PI). The information or content and conclusions presented herein are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by, HRSA, HHS, or the US Government.
