Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral From an Inpatient Setting

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Joint Commisson Comprehensive Cardiac Center-Inpatient (CCCIP)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients who have had one of the following qualifying events/diagnosis during their current inpatient encounter who referred to an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program. Qualifying events: • Diagnosis of a myocardial infarction (MI) • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) • Cardiac valve repair/replacement.

Numerator

Number of inpatients who have been referred to an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, which includes the following: Communication between the healthcare provider and the patient of the recommendation to attend an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program AND referral sent to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program.

Denominator

Patients who are discharged from the hospital with a qualifying event/diagnosis (i.e. MI, PCI, CABG, valve repair/replacement).

Exclusions

Excluded Populations: Patients less than 18 years of age Patients with a documented Reason for No Referral to Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Patients who expired Patients who left against medical advice (AMA) Patients discharged to another hospital Patients discharged to another healthcare facility Patients discharged to home for hospice care Patients discharged to a healthcare facility for hospice care Patients who have a Length of Stay greater than 120 days Patients enrolled in a Clinical Trial Patients with Comfort Measures Only documented Patients who had a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or heart transplant procedure (ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code for LVAD or heart transplant as defined in Appendix A, Table 2.2 or Table 2.13).

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Retrospective data sources for required data elements include administrative data and medical records.

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

Reporting for Comprehensive Cardiac Centre (CCC) certification.

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

American Medical Association (AMA). Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral from an Inpatient Setting. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: manual.jointcommission.org/releases/TJC2023A1/MIF0404.html.

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025