Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry

2022 Enhancements

In May 2022, updates to the CR & PR registries were launched to add new fields and features based on user requests. Please see below for an overview of the changes made in both registries, as well as updated Definition Documents and Data Entry Sheets for both registries.

• Enhancements Overview Document
• 2022 CR Registry Definitions and Comments for Selected Data Points
• 2022 CR Registry Data Entry Sheet
• 2022 PR Registry Definitions and Comments for Selected Data Points
• 2022 PR Registry Data Entry Sheet

Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry

• Cardiac Registry Training Webcast
• Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• CR Registry Fact Sheet
• CR Registry User Guide 

Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registry

• Pulmonary Registry Training Webcast
• Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registry Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• PR Registry Fact Sheet
• PR Registry User Guide

Additional Resources

New User/Program Operational Documents

New Program Enrollment Checklist

Guide to Adding and Removing Registry Users

Registry Training Instructions for New Users

Registry Subscription Renewal Instructions

Registry - Program Certificaton Data Applet Instructions

Registry Instructional Videos and Guides​

• How Your Program Can Improve Data Completeness (PDF)
• Assessing Your Data for Quality and Performance
• Using Measures and Registries Efficiently

Registry Assessment Tool Compilation

Updated February 2020

These links are provided to assist programs in locating assessment tools for the completion of data fields included in the AACVPR Outpatient Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registries. AACVPR does not hold any rights or licenses to these tools and resources. Any costs for the use of these tools are the responsibility of the participating program. Inclusion of these tools does not constitute endorsement on the part of AACVPR, nor does AACVPR assume any responsibility for the accuracy or validity of these tools. 

Assessment Tools

• AACVPR Stratification Algorithm for Risk of Event (PDF)
• Assessment of Waist Circumference (PDF)
• Resource for Statin Therapy (PDF)
• PR Outcomes Resource Guide/Toolkit (PDF)
  • ​For additional PR assessment tools, AACVPR members can review more from PR Outcomes Resource Guide/Toolkit in AACVPR Central for detailed explanations of recommended tools. 
• Physical Activity for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registry (PDF)
• “Skinfold Anthropometry—The Accurate Method for Fat Free Mass Measurement in COPD” (COPD. 2013; Vol 10: 597-603. doi:10.3109/15412555.2013.781151)    

6-minute Walk Assessment Tools

• "ERS/ATS Technical Standard: Field Walking Tests in Chronic Respiratory Disease" (Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1428–1446. DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00150314)
• "An Official Systematic Review of the ERS/ATS: Measurement Properties of Field Walking Tests in Chronic Respiratory Disease" (Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 1447–1478 | DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00150414)
• “Validity and Reliability of the North Carolina 6-Minute Cycle Test” (Verrill et al., J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2006; 26: 224-230.)   

Depression and Quality of Life Tools

• Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index – Cardiac
• MacNew (Health-related Quality of Life)
• Medical Outcomes Trust Short Form-12 and -36 (Version 2) (Optum)
• Dartmouth COOP [Contact Dartmouth for permissions.] 
• EuroQuol Five Dimension Assessment (EQ-5D-5L)
• Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (PDF)
• Psychological Risk Factor Survey (Delta Psychology Center)
• Beck Depression Inventory-2 (Pearson)
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (Pfizer)
• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (GL Assessment)

Heart Failure Assessments

• Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
• Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire
• NYHA Class (Symptom and Activity Level Assessment)

Dietary Assessments

• Rate Your Plate – Heart
• Diet Habit Survey (order form – Word doc)
• MEDFICTS: Validation
• Block Dietary Fat Screener (NutritionQuest)

Guidelines & Statements

• 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults (Circulation, November 2013) 
• 2013 American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Recommendations (Diabetes Care 2003; 36: S3. doi:10.2337/dc13-S003)
• Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
• AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update (Circulation 2011; 124: 2458 – 2473. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318235eb4d)
• An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Key Concepts and Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation (Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013; Vol 188, Iss. 8: e13–e64. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201309-1634ST)