Know the Quality of our Care at Every Step. Kansas City ACS Summit BI-State Cardiovascular Education Consortium

Similar documents
2017 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With ST-Elevation and Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

4. Which survey program does your facility use to get your program designated by the state?

2013, American Heart Association

NEBRASKA STEMI CONFERENCE 2015 Dr. Doug Kosmicki. 2013, American Heart Association

Patient Navigator Program: Focus MI Diplomat Hospital Metrics

Quality Payment Program: Cardiology Specialty Measure Set

GWTG-CAD: Mission: Lifeline Focus July 2017 PMT FORM SELECTION. Pre-Hospital/Arrival

Measurement Name Beta-Blocker Therapy Prior Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Program Metrics. New Unique ID. Old Unique ID. Metric Set Metric Name Description. Old Metric Name

Dashboard and Outcomes Report with Case Studies

Practice-Level Executive Summary Report

Data Elements and Definitions with Case Studies. Interpreting Your Outcomes Reports. Kim Hustler, Clinical Quality Consultant, NCDR

Cindy Stephens, MSN, ANP Kelly Walker, MS, ACNP Peter Cohn, MD, FACC

Quality Payment Program: Cardiology Specialty Measure Set

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Initial Evaluation and Management

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Institutional Outcomes Report 2012Q2 Sample Hospital

Consensus Core Set: Cardiovascular Measures Version 1.0

OUTPATIENT ANTITHROMBOTIC MANAGEMENT POST NON-ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. TARGET AUDIENCE: All Canadian health care professionals.

Performance and Quality Measures 1. NQF Measure Number. Coronary Artery Disease Measure Set

Ischemic Heart Disease Interventional Treatment

2010 ACLS Guidelines. Primary goals of therapy for patients

Q1 Contact Information

2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

New PINNACLE Measures The below measures for PINNACLE will be added as new measures to the outcomes reporting starting with Version 2.0.

GET WITH THE GUIDELINES- PAST AND FUTURE

Sanford Chest Pain Network: Improving Rural STEMI Outcomes

ACTION Registry GWTG Research and Publications Update

What oral antiplatelet therapy would you choose? a) ASA alone b) ASA + Clopidogrel c) ASA + Prasugrel d) ASA + Ticagrelor

6/1/18 LEARNING OBJECTIVES PATIENT POPULATION PRESENTATIONS

Controversies in Cardiac Pharmacology

Cardiovascular Health Practice Guideline Outpatient Management of Coronary Artery Disease 2003

Non ST Elevation-ACS. Michael W. Cammarata, MD

Medical Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome: The roles of a noncardiologist. Norbert Lingling D. Uy, MD Professor of Medicine UERMMMCI

Version 4.4. Institutional Outcomes Report 2014Q3. National Outcomes Report Aggregation Date: Jan 12, :59:59 PM

Management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease. Vinay Madan MD February 10, 2018

A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE SCOPE

Beta-blockers in Patients with Mid-range Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction after AMI Improved Clinical Outcomes

Ischemic Heart Disease Interventional Treatment

2012 Core Measures. Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE. Proposed Health Technology Appraisal

GWTG Post-Discharge Follow-up Form

STEMI, Non-STEMI, Chest Pain?

2018 Acute Coronary Syndrome. Robert Bender, DO, FACOI, FACC Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Should All Patients Be Treated with Ace-inh /ARB after STEMI with Preserved LV Function?

Timing of Surgery After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

What is a myocardial infarction and how do we treat it? Paul Das Consultant Cardiologist North Wales Cardiac Centre Glan Clwyd Hospital

Quinn Capers, IV, MD

Quality Measures MIPS CV Specific

The PAIN Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Belinda Green, Cardiologist, SDHB, 2016

Acute Coronary syndrome

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) MEASURES GROUP OVERVIEW

Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Identification and pre-notification using 12-Lead. Why this so important to our STEMI System

Acute Myocardial Infarction. Willis E. Godin D.O., FACC

Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study

William D. Salerno, M.D. Director, Coronary Care Unit Hackensack University Medical Center Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ

APPENDIX F: CASE REPORT FORM

Guideline for STEMI. Reperfusion at a PCI-Capable Hospital

Daily practice of ACS management in the Gulf: Data from Gulf COAST

Acute Coronary Syndrome. Sonny Achtchi, DO

Mission: Lifeline Addressing the System of STEMI Care

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including unstable

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Appendix: ACC/AHA and ESC practice guidelines

Cardiovascular Health Nova Scotia Update to Antiplatelet Sections of the Nova Scotia Guidelines for Acute Coronary Syndromes, 2008.

NHS QIS National Measurement of Audit Acute Coronary Syndrome

NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM

CABG Surgery following STEMI

Management of STEMI in era of Reperfusion. Eagles Peter Moyer, MD, MPH Medical Director Boston EMS, Fire and Police

Subsequent management and therapies

NCDR CathPCI Registry v4.4 Diagnostic Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Registry

Quality indicators for acute myocardial infarction: A position paper of the. Acute Cardiovascular Care Association

Quality Data on Core Measures

Long-Term Management Of the ACS Patient: State-of-the-Art. Kim Newlin, CNS, NP-C, FPCNA Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA

STEMI update. Vijay Krishnamoorthy M.D. Interventional Cardiology

Acute Coronary Syndrome- The Role of the ACS Clinic in Providing Best Practice Care

The CSAC will review recommendations from the Cardiovascular 2015 project during its January 12, 2016 conference call.

The Burden & Management of Ischaemic Heart Disease in Kenya

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Lecture fees: AstraZeneca, Ely Lilly, Merck.

Treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction in China: Where are we?

THERE ARE TWO SUBMISSION CRITERIA FOR THIS MEASURE: 1) Patients who are 18 years and older with a diagnosis of CAD with LVEF < 40%

10/22/16. Lay of the land. Definition of ACS. Why do we worry about ST elevations?

Transfer in D2B. Scott D Friedman, MD FACC Medical Director, Cardiology Services Shore Health System of Maryland. The Problem

Improving the Outcomes of

Rural Minnesota STEMI Systems of Care

3309 Risk-Standardized Survival Rate (RSSR) for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (American Heart Association)

3/23/2017. Angelika Cyganska, PharmD Austin T. Wilson, MS, PharmD Candidate Europace Oct;14(10): Epub 2012 Aug 24.

Practitioner Education Course

VHA Performance Measurement In Cardiac Care

Angelika Cyganska, PharmD Austin T. Wilson, MS, PharmD Candidate 2017

Nova Scotia Guidelines for Acute Coronary Syndromes (Updating the 2008 Antiplatelet Section of the Guidelines)

The Window for Fibrinolysis. Frans Van de Werf, MD, PhD Leuven, Belgium

e-module Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) Core Measures

Cardiology. Self Learning Package. Module 5: Pharmacology: Treatment of Acute Coronary. Prevention

Transcription:

Know the Quality of our Care at Every Step Kansas City ACS Summit BI-State Cardiovascular Education Consortium

Welcome to the Kansas City ACS Summit Objectives: Follow the flow and care of an ACS patient from Pre hospital all the way to discharge Identify 12 Lead EKG changes that mimic STEMI List Common ECG pitfalls in diagnosing STEMI Define the pathophysiology of cardiogenic shock and differentiate from other types of shock List devices used to support patients in cardiogenic shock Review data collection, and how it can be used to drive process improvement 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 2

Welcome to the Kansas City ACS Summit This offering was organized by the Bi State Cardiovascular Education Consortium. If you or your organization is interested in participating please contact us through the day. We have a full day of education with lunch and snack provided! Thank you for getting your education! 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 3

How are you doing? This is a question that you have probably heard today How do you answer this question? Do you answer based on comparison to other days of your life? Do you answer based on comparison to others you know? It is a very complex question, but I would bet that all of you can answer it. 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 4

How are you doing? As complex as that question is, you can almost always immediately answer it. Good Great Is it 5 yet? Worst day of my life! Worst day SO FAR!!! 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 5

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 6

How are you doing at AMI care? How quick did I get that EKG? Did she get an Aspirin? I have not seen Cardiac Rehab, but your ride is here. Does he really need a Beta Blocker? Door to balloon was 93 min. Is that good? I forgot to chart a care plan. Will that hurt our numbers? 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 7

Know the Quality of your care at Every Step! The flow of this day is intended to follow how our patients present to our hospitals. Take you through the care they receive. We have seven speakers that will discuss AMI care through the continuum. 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 8

Know the Quality of your care at Every Step! At times in the day members of the CVEC will follow speakers and discuss how the subject matter is measured. We will introduce you to the measures of our AMI programs. We will introduce you to how we compare your programs to other hospitals nationally and regionally. 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 9

Mission Lifeline Mission lifeline data For today, instead of revealing any one hospitals data we will look at Mission Lifeline Kansas City regional data as our own. For example how quickly do EKGs get done in Kansas City compared to the rest of the nation? 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 10

Welcome, and thank you for attending 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 11

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 12

NCDR Action Registry National Cardiovascular Data Registry The NCDR s clinical data provides the evidence needed to understand current performance, improve the quality of care delivered, and demonstrate successes. Executive summary dashboards provide big-picture review, at-a-glance assessments and patient level drill-downs More than 2,400 hospitals and over 2,000 outpatient providers worldwide participate in one or more of the ACC s eight registries 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 14

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 15

Composite Performance Measures Overall AMI Overall Defect Free Care STEMI Performance This includes STEMI, NSTEMI, and Unstable Angina patients ASA at Arrival Evaluate LV Systolic Function Reperfusion Therapy (STEMI) Time to Fibrinolytics (STEMI) Time to Primary PCI (STEMI) ASA at Discharge Beta Blocker at Discharge ACE-I/ ARB for LVSD at Discharge Statin at Discharge Adult Smoking Cessation Advice Cardiac Rehab Referral The proportion of patients that receive perfect care for each performance measure ALL 40 performance measures must be met to be included. For only STEMI patients ASA at Arrival Evaluate LV Systolic Function Reperfusion Therapy (STEMI) Time to Fibrinolytics (STEMI) Time to Primary PCI (STEMI) ASA at Discharge Beta Blocker at Discharge ACE-I/ ARB for LVSD at Discharge Statin at Discharge Adult Smoking Cessation Advice Cardiac Rehab Referral *Used to evaluate overall trends in hospital specific data 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 16

Composite Performance Measures NSTEMI Acute AMI Discharge AMI ASA at Arrival Evaluate LV Systolic Function ASA at Discharge Beta Blocker at Discharge ACE-I/ ARB for LVSD at Discharge Statin at Discharge Adult Smoking Cessation Advice Cardiac Rehab Referral ASA at Arrival Evaluate of LV Function Reperfusion Therapy (STEMI) Time to Fibrinolytics (STEMI) Time to Primary PCI(STEMI) Aspirin at Discharge Beta Blocker at Discharge ACE-I/ ARB for LVSD at Discharge Statin at Discharge Adult Smoking Cessation Advice Cardiac Rehab Referral *Used to evaluate overall trends in hospital specific data 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 17

Pre-Hospital Metrics 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 18

Aspirin at arrival Clinical Rationale Total # of patients that received ASA within 24 hours prior to or after arrival. Aspirin at arrival for all patients Clinical Rationale The total # of patients that received ASA within 24 hours. The use of ASA has been shown to reduce mortality with myocardial infarction. Includes patients transferred in and out of the facility. Regional data National Median Average 99.1% adherence Don t be that 0.9% 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 19

Pre Hospital ECG Clinical Rationale Patients with an EMS First Medical Contact that received and ECG prior to arrival. The performance of prehospital ECG s by trained personnel (EMS) is associated with shorter reperfusion times and lower mortality rates for STEMI. 11/3/2016 20

Regional Data Pre Hospital ECG obtained by EMS 90% 85% 87% 84% Kansas City Region State 80% 80% Nation 75% 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 21

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 22

Arrival Metrics Lori B. Wayne RN MSN STEMI & CV Quality Coordinator

DOOR TO ECG Metric: Proportion of AMI patients that received an ECG within 10 minutes of arrival at participating hospital. Goal: The 12 lead ECG is central to the triage of patients with chest discomfort and should be performed and shown to an emergency physician within 10 minutes of ED arrival for all patients with chest discomfort. 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Region State National % Arrive by POV Last 12 months ending 2Q2016 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 24

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 25

REGIONAL OUTCOME DATA ECG within 10 minutes: walk-in patients National comparison = 88.3% 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 26

Reperfusion Therapy reduce the risk of death prevent or minimize myocardial damage (infarct size) Primary PCI 2013 STEMI Guidelines Class I Recommendations: Reperfusion therapy should be administered to all eligible patients with STEMI with symptom onset within the prior 12 hours Primary PCI is the recommended method of reperfusion when it can be Fibrinolytics performed in a timely fashion by experienced operators 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 27

Reperfusion Therapy: Class I Recommendations continued: Immediate transfer to a PCI-capable hospital for primary PCI is the recommended strategy for patients with STEMI who initially arrive at or are transported to a non-pci hospital, with a FMCto-device time system goal of 120 minutes or less. In the absence of contraindications, fibrinolytic therapy should be administered to patients with STEMI at non-pci-capable hospitals when the anticipated FMC-to-device time at a PCI-capable hospital exceeds 120 minutes because of unavoidable delays When fibrinolytic therapy is indicated or chosen as the primary reperfusion strategy, it should be administered within 30 minutes of hospital arrival 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 28

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 29 2013 ACCF/AHA STEMI Guideline

Reperfusion Method: Last 12 months ending 2Q2016 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Primary PCI Fibrinolytics No Reperfusion Region State Nation 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 30

Reperfusion: Fibrinolytic Therapy Metric: Goal: MEDIAN TIME IN MINUTES TO FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY FOR STEMI PATIENTS ADMINISTER WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF HOSPITAL ARRIVAL Patients best suited for initial fibrinolytic therapy: Low bleeding risk AND Early presentation after symptom onset (< 2-3 hours) AND Present to non-pci capable hospital with longer transfer time 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 31

Median time in minutes to fibrinolytic therapy for STEMI patients: 34 minutes National Comparison: 35.3 minutes 50 th percentile 19.5 minutes 90 th percentile 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 32

Referral Center Metrics Metric: TIME IN MINUTES FROM ED ARRIVAL TO ED DISCHARGE AT REFERRAL FACILITY (door in door out) Goal: LESS THAN 30 MINUTES Inter-hospital transfer to a PCI-capable hospital is the recommended triage strategy if primary PCI consistently can be performed within 120 minutes 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 33

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 34

QUESTIONS?

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 36

Intervention Metrics 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 38

Door to Balloon! Proportion of Stemi patients receiving primary PCI within 90 min This is reported in a percentage of times meet, over total opportunities Median Time in minutes to Primary PCI for Stemi patients Expressed as the Median time of all stemis that meet inclusion criteria 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 39

Why time sensitive? Your estimated mortality starts to increase as your door to balloon time increases. Captions for photo s and other elements go here. This is 9pt, Italic and in program color 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 40

Considerations to Door to Balloon It is Door to first intervention. Balloon, Thrombectomy, Direct stent, whatever restores blood flow. Door time is the first documented time the patient is at your facility. If they are the waiting room for 25 min before they are triaged, that is not good. Exclusion criteria Code blue Need to consult with Chaplin Need to consult with other physician Non-system delay 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 41

How are we doing at this? State of Missouri National 96% 95% 54 min 55 min 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 42

Want them Thin, but not too thin Acute ADP receptor inhibitor therapy among Stemi patients Acute anticoagulant agent for NSTEMI Excessive initial GPIIb-IIIa inhibitor therapy 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 43

How are we doing at this? The National Median score for patients receiving Acute ADP receptor inhibitor therapy is 97.2% The National Median score for Acute anticoagulant agent for NSTEMI is 94.2% The National Median score for Excessive initial GPIIb- IIIa inhibitor therapy is 4.2% Source for Process improvement with these metrics are usually order-sets and policy 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 44

First Medical Contact to balloon First Medical contact to Primary PCI (non transfer) Less than 90 min Expressed in a percent Median time from First Medical contact to PCI (non transferred) Expressed in Median Time 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 45

How are we doing at this? National Q2 2016 71% 71% State of Missouri Q2 2016 79 min 79 min 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 46

Door in Door out at Stemi Referral Centers How close to are you a Stemi center right now? How close to a Stemi center when you are in Half Way Missouri? 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 47

Door in Door out at Stemi Referral Centers Time from Emergency Department (ED) Arrival at STEMI Referral to discharge from STEMI Referral facility in patients transferred for primary PCI Many Non PCI centers participate in Action Registry Emphasis for hospitals that do not have cath lab or a Stemi program is to diagnose and transfer them out ASAP This is measured in Median time Patients that receive fibrinolytic therapy or meet other exclusion criteria are not included 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 48

Door in Door out at Stemi Referral Centers How good are we at this? The national median time is 82 min 11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 49

11/3/2016 2010, American Heart Association 50

There is no place like home Discharge Metrics

Discharge Metrics Beta blocker prescribed at discharge Statin prescribed at discharge LVEF evaluation prior to discharge or planned as outpatient ACE/ARB prescribed at discharge for patients with LVSD ADP receptor blockers prescribed at discharge ASA prescribed at discharge Smoking Cessation Counseling provided prior to discharge Phase 2 (Out Patient) Cardiac Rehab referral provided prior to discharge

Exclusion Criteria Patient transferred to another acute care hospital Patient with discharge status of deceased Patients leaving AMA Patients discharged with comfort care only Patients discharged to hospice

Beta blockers at Discharge Clinical Rationale: Beta blockers administered chronically reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic events and longterm mortality in patients surviving myocardial infarction. Exclusion Criteria: documentation indicating Beta blocker is contraindicated Documentation must be specific Beta blocker contraindicated due to hypotension, bradycardia, allergy, etc. Barriers: Data elements cannot be assumed by abstractors Metric Beta Blocker at Discharge National 50 th percentile 98.5% 100% National 90 th percentile

Statins Prescribed at Discharge Clinical Rationale: HMG co-a reductase inhibitors (statins) reduce the risk of vascular events and death in patients surviving myocardial infarction. Exclusion Criteria: documented contraindicated to statins (any statin allergy or intolerance), the patient s LDL is <100. High-intensity statin therapy: Atorvastatin (Lipitor) 80 mg Rosuvastatin (Crestor) 20-40 mg Metric National 50 th percentile Statin at Discharge 100% 100% National 90 th percentile

Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Evaluating LVSF is a class I recommendation in patients with AMI (NSTEMI or STEMI) Clinical Rationale: It is important to evaluate LVSF for therapeutic and prognostic standpoints for patients with AMI. Patients with LVSD may be candidates for specific therapies, such as ACE-inhibitor or ARB treatment, invasive management, possible need for external or internal defibrillators placed prior to discharge for severe LVSD. In addition, systolic dysfunction following AMI predicts long term survival.

Evaluation of LVSF Modalities for evaluation of LVSF: echocardiogram, radionuclide angiogram, or left ventriculography Barriers: weekend discharges prior to LV-gram/echo being performed, recent evaluation of LVSF performed prior to their AMI It is acceptable to document that the patient will be having an echo performed after discharge. Metric Evaluation of LVSF at Discharge National 50 th percentile 98.0% 100% National 90 th percentile

ACE/ARB prescribed at Discharge Clinical Rationale: ACE inhibitors reduce the risk of vascular events and death in patients with established coronary artery disease. The benefits of ACE inhibitors are greatest in patients with LVSD. Angiotensin receptor blockers are reasonable alternatives to ACE inhibitors in patients with MI and LVSD or who are intolerant to ACE inhibitors. Exclusion Criteria: documented contraindications to both an ACE-I or ARB (patients with kidney dysfunction may be considered for ARB), LVSF >40% Metric ACE/ARB for LVSD at Discharge National 50 th percentile 94.0% 100% National 90 th percentile

ADP Receptor Blockers Clopidogrel (Plavix), Ticlopidine (Ticlid), Ticagrelor (Brilinta) and Prasugrel (Effient) Clinical Rationale: Dual anti-platelet therapy has been demonstrated to reduce recurrent cardiovascular events in patient s that have been revascularized by PCI or ACS patients treated medically. Exclusions: documented contraindications to ADP Receptor blockers, or patients prescribed Warfarin, Dabigatrin, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban at discharge. Metric ADP receptor blockers at discharge: Medical treatment ADP receptor blockers at discharge: revascularized patients National 50 th percentile 60.6% 90.2% 99.0% 100% National 90 th percentile

Aspirin Prescribed at Discharge Clinical Rationale: The use of aspirin has been shown to reduce recurrent MI and death in patients surviving myocardial infarction. Exclusion Criteria: documented contraindication to aspirin, or patients prescribed Warfarin, Dabigatrin, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban at discharge. Metric National 50 th percentile Aspirin at Discharge 99.4% 100% National 90 th percentile

Smoking Cessation Counseling Clinical Rationale: Smoking cessation is essential to their recovery, long-term health, and the prevention of subsequent reinfarction In patients surviving MI. Metric Smoking Cessation counseling prior to Discharge National 50 th percentile 100% 100% National 90 th percentile

Smoking Cessation Counseling Exclusion Criteria: Patients documented as non-smoker or that have quit smoking > 1year Documentation: Can occur anywhere in the medical record. For example: physician reports (ED summary, H&P, Consult notes, progress notes), nursing notes or interventions, education records, cardiac rehab notes, etc. Barriers: discrepancies in documentation on patient smoking history, sometimes documentation for this metric is difficult for abstractors to find because this data element can be found in multiple places.

Cardiac Rehab Referral Clinical Rationale: A key component to outpatient CR program utilization is the appropriate and timely referral of patients. Generally, the most important time for this referral to take place is while the patient is hospitalized for a qualifying event/diagnosis (MI, CSA, CABG, PCI, cardiac valve surgery, or cardiac transplantation). Metric CR referral prior to Discharge National 50 th percentile 85.0% 99.4% National 90 th percentile

What is a Cardiac Rehab Referral? An official communication between the health care provider and the patient to carry out a referral order and is not just information as to the need or recommendation for cardiac rehab. A referral MUST be provided PRIOR to discharge. The patient is provided information that will allow them to enroll in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program. Think of it as a Prescription for phase 2 Cardiac Rehab Close the Loop- Communication from the hospital or provider must be sent to the CR program with patient consent OR provided to the patient to present on their first visit to the CR program.

Cardiac Rehab Referral Exclusion Criteria: Medical Reason- patient deemed by primary cardiologist to have a medically unstable, lifethreatening condition. The expectation is that patients in poor physical condition can have the program modified to their individual medical needs. Patient Reason/Preference- Discharge to nursing home or long term rehab facility (>60 days). Patient refusal is longer accepted, provide information to the patient regardless. Health Care System Reason- No cardiac rehab program available within 60 minutes of travel time from the patient s home. Financial barriers no longer accepted as a reason for patient ineligible.

11/3/2016 66