Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is only attended by 20-50% of eligible patients despite high level evidence that supports its benefit and cost effectiveness. Research on the reasons for non-attendance have cited cost, access to rural and remote, cultural, and linguistic barriers. Giving patients a choice in the way cardiac rehabilitation is delivered to them is important to their motivation to successfully complete a program of cardiac rehabilitation. In collaboration with the Integrated Cardiac Clinical Network (iCCnet), Country Access to Telephone Cardiac Health (CATCH) and Brentnalls SA we have developed a business model based on integrating current care to support the option of patients receiving their cardiac rehabilitation through their primary care.
The business model for CR programs place the GP at the centre of the model of care by coordinating, monitoring, and assessing the patient’s progress.
For more information, please download the full business model report (initially developed in 2020), along with the presentation delivered to Rural GPs (delivered at the RDASA Masterclass 2022) and the handout (pictured on the left) that have been updated with the latest MBS items in August 2022.