Cardiac Rehab toolkit

MiCR designs innovative, multi-level interventions to increase utilization in cardiac rehab using a variety of methods. 

Interested in trying out some of these methods or using some of our other tools? Keep scrolling to explore our current toolkit of resources!

Download our AACVPR 39th Annual Meeting slide deck

Interested in

CARDIC REHAB MINI GRANTS?

MiCR award mini grant funding for quality improvement programs aimed at increasing participant utilization of cardiac rehabilitation. Here you can download  Request For Proposals and budget template for other organizations interested in starting a mini grant program. 

Interested in

LEGISLATIve advocacy?

Help your program or site’s leadership engage in advocacy for cardiac rehab. These bills help break down barriers to access and ensure that all patients have equitable opportunities to participate in and benefit from this life-saving treatment. 

What’s included?

 In this packet, you will find the following: 

✔️ Policy and Issue Briefs
✔️ Suggested Talking Points
✔️ MiCR Letter of Support
✔️ National CR Sign-on Letter
✔️ Letter of Support Template
✔️ Tools for Locating & contacting U.S. Representatives and Senators

Interested in

journey MAPPING?

Help your program or site’s leadership engage in advocacy for cardiac rehab. These bills help break down barriers to access and ensure that all patients have equitable opportunities to participate in and benefit from this life-saving treatment. 

What’s included?

A powerpoint slide deck template that can be customized for your organization and used to map the journey from referral to enrollment in cardiac rehab. This activity is meant to help you uncover barriers, best practices, and surprises in the cardiac rehab enrollment process that can inform improvement work. 

Interested in

DESIGN PROJECT PLANNING?

The project plan template can help you think through key questions as you plan for a design improvement project. 

What’s included?

The template includes sections for:

✔️ How Might We statement
✔️ Project Overview
✔️ Project Scope
✔️ Collaborator Map
✔️ Key Activities

Interested in

Collecting patient stories?

You can use this template to collect patient experiences, messages, and even drawings to share with other patients who may be unsure about attending cardiac rehab.