Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrolment

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Grace et al. (2014)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access

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
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Program databases and/or Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry.

Frequency of Data Collection
At least annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

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.

Link to Measurement Tools

Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica)

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