Effective Care Coordination for Cardiac Rehabilitation-Eligible Patients

SUMMARY:
Learn strategies for using the AHRQ TAKEheart framework to embed automatic referrals and care coordination into the workflow to improve cardiac rehabilitation participation.

THE LEARNER WILL BE ABLE TO:

1. Learn how to use workflow process mapping to identify situations where cardiac rehabilitation care coordination processes were not firmly established.
2. Understand the benefits of performing pre-op cardiothoracic surgery education, including post-discharge outpatient appointment scheduling.
3. Recognize how a Cardiac Rehab Change Package can provide a framework for improving processes in the four focus areas of system change, referrals, enrollment and participation, and adherence.
4. Learn strategies for integrating workflow into the facility’s electronic health record.