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Cardiac Rehab Referral
Percentage of patients referred to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation at hospital discharge.
Quality Improvement Strategies:
Standardize automatic cardiac rehab referrals.
Educate patients about benefits before discharge.
Engage case managers and nursing staff to facilitate referrals.Create automatic electronic referrals to cardiac rehab upon discharge for all eligible patients.
Educate clinicians and patients on the survival benefits of cardiac rehab participation.
Track referral-to-enrollment conversion rates.
Implement a cardiac rehab liaison or navigator to close the referral-to-participation gap.
Provide scheduling assistance or mobile cardiac rehab options for patients facing barriers.
Use patient-facing education tools highlighting rehab’s impact on outcomes.
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