Improving Heart Failure Discharge Care Through a Resident-Led Quality Improvement Initiative

Key Points

• To assess how a resident-led initiative can enhance the quality of discharge care for heart failure patients.
• Implemented a quality improvement initiative led by residents
• Focused on enhancing discharge care protocols
• Monitored readmission rates and patient outcomes
• Observed a reduction in 30-day readmission rates for heart failure
• Improved discharge planning showed positive trends
• Patients reported higher satisfaction with discharge processes