Why the study?
Does automatic referral combined with a patient discussion improve cardiac rehabilitation utilization rates in patients being treated for cardiac disease?
Does automatic referral combined with a patient discussion improve cardiac rehabilitation utilization rates in patients being treated for cardiac disease?
Implementing automatic referral with patient discussion can substantially increase access to cardiac rehabilitation by 45%.
Should not yet change practice; leaves open efficacy of automatic referral plus discussion in larger trials.
Automatic referral combined with a patient discussion can achieve among the highest rates of CR referral reported. Wider adoption of such strategies could ensure that 45% more patients being treated for cardiac disease would have access to and realize the benefits of CR.
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