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Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Referral From an Inpatient Setting

CBE ID
0642
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

Percentage of patients admitted to a hospital with a primary diagnosis of an acute myocardial infarction or chronic stable angina or who during hospitalization have undergone coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery, a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), cardiac valve surgery (CVS), or cardiac transplantation who are referred to an early outpatient cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention program.

  • Measure Type
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
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    Numerator

    Number of eligible patients with a qualifying event/diagnosis who have been referred to an outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention (CR/SP) program prior to hospital discharge or have a documented medical or system reason why such a referral was not made.

    (Note: The program may include a traditional CR/SP program based on face-to-face interactions and training sessions or may include other options such as home-based approaches. If alternative CR/SP approaches are used, they should be designed to meet appropriate safety standards and deliver effective, evidence-based services.)

    Denominator

    Number of hospitalized patients in the reporting period hospitalized with a qualifying cardiovascular disease event/diagnosis who do not meet any of the criteria listed in the denominator exclusion section below.

    Exclusions

    Exceptions criteria require documentation of one or more of the following factors that may prohibit cardiac rehabilitation participation:

    -Medical factors (e.g., patient deemed by provider to have a medically unstable, life-threatening condition).
    -Health care system factors (e.g., no cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention (CR/SP) program available within 60 min of travel time from the patient’s home).

    The only exclusion criterion for this measure is noted below:
    -Patients who expired before discharge.

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    Testing Data Sources
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  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Endorsed Cardiovascular Fall Cycle 2017
    Initial Endorsement
    Next Planned Maintenance Review
    Spring 2025
    Endorsement Status
    Last Updated
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    The measure developer is NOT the same as measure steward
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    Steward Organization Email
    Steward Organization Copyright

    Copyright 2010, American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association

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    Impact and Gap
    No
    Feasibility assessment methodology and results
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    Address health equity
    No
    Measure’s use or intended use
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    508 Compliance
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