Patient NAVIgation to Reduce Readmissions Among Black Men With Heart Disease

Therefore, in the Patient NAVIgation to Reduce Readmissions among Black Men with Heart Disease (NAVI-HF) study, the investigators propose to recruit 416 AA men with Heart Disease receiving inpatient care at UAB Hospital and randomize them either to Heart Disease self-care education plus a patient navigator-delivered self-care plan (Education + PN arm) or to Heart Disease self-care education alone (Educational Control arm). The investigators will compare participant outcomes such as all-cause and Heart Disease readmission rates, Heart Disease self-care adherence as well as cost effectiveness across the two intervention arms. Our Specific Aims are: 1. To assess the 30-day all-cause readmission rates among male African American Heart Disease patients receiving Heart Disease self-care education plus a patient navigator-delivered self-care plan versus Heart Disease self-care education alone 2. To assess the Heart Disease self-efficacy and heart failure self-care adherence among male African American Heart Disease patients receiving Heart Disease self-care education plus a patient navigator-delivered self-care plan versus Heart Disease self-care education alone 3. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Heart Disease self-care education plus a patient navigator-delivered self-care plan versus Heart Disease self-care education alone