Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrolment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR)-eligible patients enrolled in a program post hospital discharge.
Numerator
The total number of eligible inpatients enrolled in the CR Program within 30 calendar days post-discharge for any of the qualifying conditions or interventions: • Acute coronary syndrome; o Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI, non-STEMI); o Unstable angina; • Percutaneous coronary intervention; • Coronary artery bypass surgery; Enrolment is defined as patient attendance at a first CR program visit.
Denominator
The total number of eligible inpatients (see numerator) enrolled in the CR Program.
Exclusions
Denominators, Exclusions: • CR Eligible Patients with a documented medical reason for non-referral, such as comorbid life-threatening condition, serious mental illness, or inability to ambulate. • CR Eligible Patients with a documented patient-centred reason for non-referral. • Patient being discharged to long-term care facility or inpatient rehabilitation.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Program databases and/or Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Grace SL, Poirier P, Norris CM, Oakes GH, Somanader DS, Suskin N. Pan-Canadian development of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention quality indicators. Can J Cardiol. 2014;30(8):945-8.
Technical Specifications
Original References. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0828282X14002335?via%3Dihub#appsec3 Extracted data from Supplementary material. ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0828282X14002335-mmc1.pdf
Link to Measurement Tools
Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica)