What are the performance measures for cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs for patients with coronary artery disease?
The performance measures for cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs for patients with coronary artery disease are outlined in the American Heart Association's 2007 performance measures on cardiac rehabilitation for referral to and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention services (Thomas et al., 2007) as well as the Referral, Enrollment, and Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Programs at Clinical Centers and Beyond (Balady et al., 2011). Additionally, studies such as Walther et al. (2008) and Barber et al. (2001) have explored factors that can predict discharge recommendation and participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has also released a consensus statement on Ad Hoc Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Blankenship et al., 2013). These performance measures are important for health policy and outcome research, quality indicators, ambulatory-level quality, hospital quality, and percutaneous coronary intervention (Nallamothu & Krumholz, 2010). 