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Cardiac Rehab Utilization QI Award – Now Open!
The Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network (MiCR) is excited to announce the Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Utilization Quality Improvement (QI) Award, a new mini-grant opportunity designed to empower local problem-solving and provider-driven innovation in cardiac rehab quality...
Work by the Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network Helps Shape National Cardiac Rehab Policy
The Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network (MiCR) contributed content to the second edition of the Million Hearts Cardiac Rehabilitation Change Package (CRCP) released in August of 2023.
Million Hearts, a national initiative co-led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) has set a goal of preventing 1 million acute cardiovascular events in 5 years. Its CRCP is a collection of straightforward and highly adaptable evidence or practice-based process improvement resources to implement as a part of a Cardiac Rehab Quality Improvement strategy.
In the News: Cardiac rehab after CABG tied to reduced risk for mortality at 2 years
Read the original article on Healio Key takeaways: In patients who had coronary artery bypass grafting, those who attended cardiac rehabilitation were more likely to survive at 2 years than those who did not. Only 60% of patients attended cardiac rehab. Among patients...
Efforts of BMC2 and MVC align to form Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network
MiCR was created to equitably increase CR participation for all eligible individuals in across the state. BMC2 is a collaborative consortium of health care providers dedicated to improving the quality of care and outcomes for cardiovascular patients across Michigan. MVC is a collaborative that helps 100 Michigan hospitals and 40 physician organizations to improve the health of Michigan through sustainable, high-value health care. MVC helps its members better understand their performance using robust multi-payer data, customized analytics and collaborative learning opportunities that enable providers to learn from one another in a cooperative, non-competitive space.
Upcoming Events
MVC Cardiac Rehab Workgroup
Topic: Hybrid CR: A Non-Traditional Approach to Cardiac Rehabilitation Speaker: Dr. Steven Keteyian, PhD, Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Preventive Cardiology, Henry Ford Health Location: Virtual - Zoom Register Now
MVC Cardiac Rehab Workgroup
Speaker & Topic: TBD Location: Virtual - Zoom Register Now
MVC Cardiac Rehab Workgroup
Speaker & Topic: TBD Location: Virtual - Zoom Register Now
About MICR Events
All MICR stakeholders are welcome to join the Cardiac Rehab Workgroup meetings. These bi-annual events are hosted by the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) and are a P4P requirement for sites participating in the MVC Cardiac Rehab value metric.
Registration information and event agendas will be posted when they become available.