Participation Rates, Process Monitoring, and Quality Improvement among Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs in the United States: A NATIONAL SURVEY

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 173-180

  Pack, Quinn R ^a,b,c   Squires, Ray W ^a   Lopez Jimenez, Francisco ^a   Lichtman, Steven W ^d   Rodriguez Escudero, Juan P ^a,e   Lindenauer, Peter K ^b,c   Thomas, Randal J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; participation; quality improvement; referral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CARDIAC REHABILITATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945896344     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000108     Document Type: Article

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