TY - JOUR
T1 - Medical director responsibilities for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention programs
T2 - 2012 update: A statement for health care professionals from the American association of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation and the American Heart Association
AU - King, Marjorie
AU - Bittner, Vera
AU - Josephson, Richard
AU - Lui, Karen
AU - Thomas, Randal J.
AU - Williams, Mark A.
PY - 2012/11/20
Y1 - 2012/11/20
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318277728c
DO - 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318277728c
M3 - Article
C2 - 23091064
AN - SCOPUS:84869871687
VL - 126
SP - 2535
EP - 2543
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
SN - 0009-7322
IS - 21
ER -