Building Mobile Technologies to Improve Transitions of Care in Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease

Background: Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defects.Improvements in CHD care have led to roughly 1.4 million survivors reaching adulthood.This emerging "survivor" population are often palliated but not cured.Thus successful transition from pediatric to adult care for CHD patients is crucial.Of adults with CHD, <30% are seen by adult CHD physicians.Transition and Transfer rates are even worse for minority and lower socioeconomic status (SES) populations.Few CHD transition programs exist, necessitating creation of a tool to assist in the transition to adult care for a diverse CHD population.