Cardiac Emergency Policies in Place: Evidenced Based on Program Survey and Site Visit

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Pakistan, Mexico, Qatar, Iran, India
Publishing Organisation
International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program Certification
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Governance

Defining Attributes

Definition

Cardiac emergency policies in place: evidenced based on program survey and site visit

Numerator

Cardiac emergency policies are in place.

Denominator

This is a binary indicator. The indicator is assessed at the program level.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Program survey and site visit.

Frequency of Data Collection
Re-certification is recommended every 3 years.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1096
Reporting Methods

Programs can receive information on their conformance with standards from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Certified programs are publicly reported on the program website (globalcardiacrehab.com/Program-Certification-Certified-Programs).

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Turk-Adawi KI, Elshaikh U, Contractor A, Hashmi FA, Thomas E, Raidah F, Grace SL. Development and Evaluation of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR) Program Certification for Low-Resource Settings. Int J Gen Med. 2023 Nov 9;16:5199-5214. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S423209. PMID: 38021048; PMCID: PMC10643168.

globalcardiacrehab.com/Program-Certification-Quality

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
23 July 2025