On Demand: Revitalizing Cardiac Rehabilitation Across the System-Presentation Slides

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The document outlines the efforts to revitalize cardiac rehabilitation across Sentara healthcare system, emphasizing a presentation by key healthcare professionals, including Laura Decker, Cathy Reece, Denise Busman, and Jenny Kennedy. Sentara is noted as one of the largest health systems in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, comprising 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. The cardiac rehab programs at these facilities serve between 120 to 400 patients annually.<br /><br />The focus is on implementing Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) programs, with pilot initiatives underway at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, VA, and Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, VA. The document highlights different components of the ICR framework, including 36 to 72 sessions involving exercise and education. It contrasts traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs with the ICR approach, which includes workshops, cooking demos, videos, and individual sessions.<br /><br />Key considerations for deploying the Pritikin ICR model across Sentara include staffing, facility setup, video education, cooking school workshops, engagement levels, and budgeting. There is a readiness rubric for Pritikin ICR implementation, suggesting structured planning and execution methods.<br /><br />Successes from the programs include strong patient participation, engagement, financial sustainability, and a standardized cardiac rehab experience across the system. Facilities are equipped with gym spaces, cooking demonstration areas, and education spaces, which are essential in the holistic approach of ICR.<br /><br />Overall, the programs demonstrate significant impacts, such as enhanced patient engagement and the financial viability of cardiac rehabilitation standardization. The document encourages contact with MedAxiom Academy for further queries or insights into the programs.

Keywords

cardiac rehabilitation

Sentara healthcare

Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation

Pritikin ICR model

healthcare professionals

patient engagement

Virginia

Northeastern North Carolina

MedAxiom Academy

financial sustainability