Hospital-Physician Integration and Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Major Cardiovascular Events.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a medically supervised program designed to improve heart health after a cardiac event. Despite its demonstrated clinical benefits, CR participation among eligible patients remains poor due to low referral rates and individual barriers to care.

Objectives

To evaluate CR participation by patients who receive care from hospital-integrated physicians compared with independent physicians, and subsequently, to examine CR and recurrent cardiac hospitalizations.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study evaluated Medicare Part A and Part B claims data from calendar years 2016 to 2019. All analyses were conducted between January 1 and April 30, 2024. Patients were included if they had a qualifying event for CR b

SUBMITTER: Thai NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877175 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature