STS/ACC TVT v3 Education-Sequence# 10116 - Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral (Video 1:15)

Video Transcription

Sequence 10116, Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral, is new to the Registry and aligns with the Chest Pain MI Registry.  Per the 2018 ACC AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Cardiac Rehab, a referral is defined as, documented communication between the health care provider and the patient  to recommend an outpatient cardiac rehab program, and an official referral is sent to the outpatient  cardiac rehab program or there is documentation of patient refusal to justify why patient information was not sent to the cardiac rehab program.  Performance is met if Steps 1 and either 2A, Official Referral, Order Transmitted, or 2B, patient refusal documentation in the medical record are completed.  All communication must maintain appropriate confidentiality as outlined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.  All patient information required for enrollment should be transmitted to the cardiac rehab program.

Video Summary

Sequence 10116 of the Registry is about Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral, which is aligned with the Chest Pain MI Registry. According to the 2018 ACC AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Cardiac Rehab, a referral is defined as documented communication between the healthcare provider and the patient to recommend an outpatient cardiac rehab program. An official referral should be sent to the program, unless there is documentation of patient refusal. Performance is considered met if Step 1 (communication between provider and patient) and either Step 2A (official referral) or Step 2B (patient refusal documentation) are completed. All communication should maintain patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA. Patient information should be transmitted to the cardiac rehab program for enrollment.

Keywords

Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral

Chest Pain MI Registry

2018 ACC AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Cardiac Rehab

outpatient cardiac rehab program

HIPAA