Cardiac Rehabilitation Wait Time From Referral to Enrolment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The median number of days between receipt of referral at the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program to patient enrolment.
Numerator
The median number of calendar days from receipt of referral at the CR program to patient enrolment.
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is all patients enrolled in the CR program in the reference period.
Exclusions
Denominator exclusions: Patient experienced a new clinical event, which is documented. • Patient delayed initial appointment date due to non-clinical factors, which are documented (e.g. personal travel).
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Method of Calculation: Median number of days, calculated for the population of reference as described in the denominator section. Source of data: 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
Canadian Cardiovascular Society. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Quality Indicators E-Catalogue, Quality Indicators for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention, A CSS Consensus Document. 2013 Accessed May 2023:[6 p.]. Available from: ccs.ca/app/uploads/2020/12/Indicator_CR.pdf. 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
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Quality Indicators E-Catalogue Page 6. ccs.ca/app/uploads/2020/12/Indicator_CR.pdf Modified from. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0828282X14002335?via%3Dihub#sec1 Supplemental Material in the original paper. ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0828282X14002335-mmc1.pdf Target based on: Dafoe, W., Arthur, H., Stokes, H., Morrin, L., & Beaton, L. (2006). Canadian Cardiovascular Society Access to Care Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation. Universal access: but when? Treating the right patient at the right time: access to cardiac rehabilitation. Can J Cardiol, 22(11), 905-911 (Strong Recommendation, Low Quality Evidence)
Link to Measurement Tools
Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Registry (Cardiologica)