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Education of Physicians and Implementation of a Formal Referral System Can Improve Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral

Ali Dahhan1, William R Maddox2, Siva Krothapalli1

  • 1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Heart, Lung & Circulation
|March 24, 2015
PubMed

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Improving cardiac rehabilitation (CR) referral rates after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is crucial. Educating cardiologists and implementing a formal referral system significantly boosted CR referrals and participation.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Healthcare Systems Research

Background:

  • Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is underutilized in the US despite its proven benefits.
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) offers a key opportunity for CR referral.
  • Barriers to CR referral after PCI need identification and mitigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine CR referral rates (RR) post-PCI at an academic center.
  • To identify barriers to CR referral and assess cardiologist awareness of CR benefits and indications (CRBI).
  • To evaluate the impact of physician education and a formal referral system on CR RR and participation rate (PR).

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective data collection of patients undergoing PCI.
  • Comparison of referral and non-referral groups.
  • Physician questionnaires to assess CRBI awareness and referral practices.
  • Post-intervention data collection to measure changes in RR and PR.

Main Results:

  • Pre-intervention CR referral rate was 17.6%.
  • Lack of physician awareness of CRBI and inconsistent referral patterns were identified barriers.
  • Post-intervention, CR referral rate increased to 88.96% (OR 37.73, p<0.0001).
  • Participation rate increased by 32.8% to 26%; personal cardiologist endorsement improved graduation rates by 35%.

Conclusions:

  • Cardiologist awareness of CRBI is key to increasing CR referral rates.
  • Provider education and a formal referral system effectively improve CR referral and participation.
  • Personal endorsement by cardiologists enhances patient compliance and CR program completion.
Abstract

Keywords:
Cardiac rehabilitationEducationPercutaneous coronary interventionPreventionReferral.

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