Catherine Allen, MD, associate professor, Division of Cardiology, along with co-investigator, Krisjon Olson, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Cardiology, and their team were awarded a $125,000 UW ICTR Learning Health Systems Demonstration Project award. In this one-year study, “Implementation of an Accessible Healthcare Model (ACHD STRONG): Comparing Nurse and Physician Lead Healthcare Transition Education in a RE-AIM Framework,” Allen’s team will build upon their previous development of Accessible Congenital Heart Disease Patient Transition Readiness for Long-Term Health (ACHD STRONG), the first accessible care model for congenital heart disease (CHD), and lay the foundation for a statewide hybrid effectiveness trial. People with CHD, a population that includes 60,000 Wisconsinites, are living longer, yet 62% are lost to follow-up as they transition to adult care. This lapse leads to preventable complications, emergency hospitalizations, premature deaths, and rising health care costs. The risk is exacerbated by intermittent insurance coverage, incomplete health records, and poor handoffs between pediatric and adult services. CHD now accounts for over 10% of national health care expenditures. Transition failures disproportionately burden patients with disabilities, further widening equity gaps. This intervention directly aligns with UW Health’s strategic priorities in digital innovation, health equity, transitions, and specialty care redesign to address chronic health problems.