Medical Director Supervision

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Grace et al. (2014)
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Resources

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs that have a physician medical director providing program oversight.

Numerator

The total number of CR programs with a physician Medical Director who is responsible for the oversight of the CR program.

Denominator

The total number of CR programs within Canada/province/regional health care authority.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Audit of written program policies, review of program structure and delivery through interviews with medical director, clinical director, manager and / or clinical staff, or provincial/regional/national CR program survey.

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