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Case Studies

Use these case studies to learn how other hospitals have successfully implemented cardiac rehabilitation-improvement strategies into their own programs. Resources can be sorted by selecting the underlined column headings in the table below.

Case Studies

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Saving Lives with Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation

This case study in NEJM Catalyst highlights how collaboration and innovation can improve the performance of cardiac rehabilitation.

Funahashi T, Borgo L, Joshi N New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst 2019 locked key icon Engage Leadership
Increase Enrollment and Session Adherence

This American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation case study reports on efforts by University of Alabama at Birmingham that increased enrollment and patient session attendance in its cardiac rehabilitation program.

Schumann C American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2018 unlocked key icon Quality Improvement
Financial Incentives to Improve Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance Among Medicaid Enrollees

This American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation case study reports on efforts to provide Medicaid patients who are eligible for cardiac rehabilitation with incentives to increase cardiac rehabilitation among this populatio

Gaalema D American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation 2018 unlocked key icon Quality Improvement
Increasing Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Referrals: A Clinic-Based Intervention

The study evaluated the impact of a clinic-based intervention to improve cardiac rehabilitation referral rates and found that on-site cardiac rehabilitation liaisons with pre-screening for eligibility improved referral rates.

Brown L, Brislin G, Stephens J Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017 unlocked key icon Quality Improvement
The Design and Implementation of a Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

This Federal Practitioner article highlights a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program that improves access and enrollment by using an evidence-based alternative model of care.

Rohrbach G, Schopfer D, Krishnamurthi N, Pabst M, Bettencourt M, Loomis J, Whooley M Federal Practitioner 2017 unlocked key icon Quality Improvement

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