Baptist Health – Montgomery, AL
Project ACRE (Achieving Excellence in Cardiac Rehab): increase enrollment and completion via provider referral education, patient incentives, session gamification, CR ambassadors, transportation assistance.

CentraCare Health System – St. Cloud, MN
Translate CR patient materials into Somali to increase enrollment and completion among this growing population. Use across 6 sites.

Fairview Health Services – Minneapolis, MN
Address barriers to care and enhance patient experience by covering parking expenses for all sessions at two locations.

Hutchinson Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation – Hutchinson, MN
Address declining enrollment in rural MN – analyze referral processes, identify patients who did not enroll in the past to understand barriers, address financial barriers, engage hospital administrators.

Lee Heart Health Institute – Fort Myers, FL
Across 3 sites, focus on increasing enrollment among women – assess barriers through focus groups and improve education through improved care coordination and CR liaison. Consider women-only class, transportation, copay assistance.

MacNeal Hospital – Berwyn, IL
Project Frail No More: identify frail CR patients through enhanced assessments, improve CR participation though targeted inte rventions.

Montefiore Medical Center – Bronx, NY
Progressive Cardiac Rehab Participation Awards Program to increase enrollment, participation, adherence, and completion. Pati ent awareness campaign, outreach to drop-outs, post-program survey (on rewards and overall program satisfaction).

NMC Health – Newton, KS
Establish multi-disciplinary care coordination, including increasing CR liaison capacity, developing automatic referrals, revising patient and provider education materials, assessing barriers to participation.

Providence Heart and Vascular Institute – Portland, OR
Based on a previous pilot, conduct group orientation at two sites with the goal of increasing enrollment and developing protocols; intend to scale based on results.

UCHealth – Cincinnati, OH
Eliminate cost as a barrier through copay assistance and patient enrollment incentives (transportation, food, facility access) at 2 sites. Inspired by Henry Ford Health System and University of Vermont projects.

AACVPR – Chicago, IL
Develop, test, and promote an interactive, user-friendly, free directory of cardiac rehabilitation programs throughout the country. In addition, support the development and launch of a cardiac rehabilitation QI cohort based on a previously conducted pilot. Develop workbook and other materials, SME stipend processes, and marketing materials. Launch application.