Factors Affecting Referral and Patient Access to Heart Function Clinics in Ontario: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholders

Background: Though heart failure patients benefit from multidisciplinary care in heart function clinics (HFCs), utilization is suboptimal and inequitable. This study investigated factors influencing referral and patient access to HFCs from multiple stakeholders’ perspectives, namely policy-makers (P...

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Main Authors: Taslima Mamataz, MD, PhD, Adeleke Fowokan, PhD, Ahmad Mohammad Hajaj, RN, MSN, Areeba Asghar, BHSc, Lusine Abrahamyan, MD, PhD, Michael McDonald, MD, Karen Harkness, RN, PhD, Sherry L. Grace, PhD, CRFC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X23000562