This scientific statement updates the roles and responsibilities of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention medical directors in response to changes in federal legislation and clinical practice.
This scientific statement provides an updated framework for the roles and responsibilities of medical directors in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs.
Medical directors of cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention (CR/SP) programs are responsible for the safe and effective delivery of high-quality CR/SP services to eligible patients. Yet, the training and resources for CR/SP medical directors are limited. As a result, there appears to be considerable variability throughout CR/SP programs in the United States in the roles, responsibilities, and engagement of CR/SP medical directors. Since the publication of the 2005 scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation regarding medical director responsibilities for outpatient CR/SP programs, significant changes have occurred. This statement updates the responsibilities of CR/SP medical directors, in view of changes in federal legislation and regulations and changes in health care delivery and clinical practice that impact the roles and responsibilities of CR/SP medical directors.
King et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in Cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention. Medical director responsibilities update was evaluated. This scientific statement updates the roles and responsibilities of cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention medical directors in response to changes in federal legislation and clinical practice.
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