Abstract 34: Determinants of Successful Completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation When Secondary Prevention Programs Are Made Universally Accessible [Session Title: Payments, Policy and Practice]

Conclusions: Our results suggest that an HCS-I-CRP with automatic referral to a LCB-CRP within a 30-minute drive removed traditional barriers to completing CRP: there were no socioeconomic or gender differences in CRP completion, and elderly patients had higher completion rates. Sicker patients were least likely to complete CRP. Mechanisms to identify these patients earlier and / or support their completion of these programs to reduce disease morbidity should be developed.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Frisbee, S. J., Suskin, N., Stranges, S., Pierce, A., Ricci, J. Tags: Session Title: Payments, Policy and Practice Source Type: research