University of Pennsylvania
The goal of this interventional pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of medically tailored meals (MTM) on post-discharge recovery in patients with heart failure for Penn Medicine patients in Philadelphia and Lancaster through two pilots.
Pilot 1: Will enroll 30 eligible Penn Medicine patients to receive 4 weeks of medically tailored meals (MTMs) directly to their door. Patients will be given the opportunity to choose to receive 7/14/21 meals from the MTM provider for the duration of their participation in the 4 week pilot. Pilot 1 participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey, and end of study survey, and an end of study semi-structured interview. Pilot 2: Will expand upon the learnings from Pilot 1 and be a larger scale longer Food is Medicine (FIM) intervention with patients receiving 8 weeks of MTM deliveries d…
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Have a primary diagnosis of health failure based on ICD code I50\* with active hospitalization at time of enrollment * Must be insured by Medicaid or Medicare or dual eligible * Ability to read and speak English * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Are on hospice care or reside in an acute or skilled nursing facility * Are undergoing evaluation for advanced HF treatments including heart transplant or ventricular assist devices * Are unable to complete data collection due to cognitive decline or disability (based on the electr…
Medically tailored meals to provide essential tailored nutrition for patients recovering from a heart failure hospitalization
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