Barriers of Successful Implementation of Discharge Criteria at a Tertiary Heart Function Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Discharge rate from our clinic is suboptimal, which impedes timely care for new referrals. We identified several patient- and provider-specific barriers to discharge. More studies are needed to explore this important area.
Authors
- Dhruv Srikanth
- Joshua Durbin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0698-8636)
- Aws Almufleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4249-4830)
- Rami Idris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9582-4543)
- Ankur Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2961-9304)
- Donna McLean
- Richard E. Wood
- Kelly McNabb
- S. Gouett
- Wendy Earle
- Dianne Kirkpatrick
- Hoshiar Abdollah
- Sarah Culhane
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CJC Open
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2025.11.009
- Primary Topic
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization