Evaluating the Feasibility of a Statewide Collaboration to Improve Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation: THE MICHIGAN CARDIAC REHAB NETWORK.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Regional quality improvement collaboratives may provide one solution to improving cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation through performance benchmarking and provider engagement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network to improve CR participation.

Methods

Multipayer claims data from the Michigan Value Collaborative were used to identify hospitals and CR facilities and assemble a multidisciplinary advisory group. Univariate analyses described participating hospital characteristics and hospital-level rates of CR performance across eligible conditions including enrollment within 1 yr, mean days to first CR visit, and mean number of CR visits within 1 yr. Three diverse CR facilities were chosen for virtual site

SUBMITTER: Thompson MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature