Journal of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
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Randal J Thomas

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Dr Randal J. Thomas, M.D., carries out research studies aimed at cardiovascular disease prevention, with a particular focus on studies involving rehabilitation and prevention therapies for individuals with known cardiovascular disease. While there is a growing array of therapies that help improve outcomes in patients with known cardiovascular disease, evidence suggests that only a minority of patients receive those therapies.

Publications

Standardizing Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Practices in a Large Multistate Medical System: A Practice Convergence Project

The United States healthcare system is evolving from fee-for-service reimbursement to paying for high-value care. This paper describes work to standardize 20 separate outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs (CR) in a multistate medical system with the goal of providing consistent high-value CR services. The project is part of a medical system-wi... Read More»

Ray W Squires, Shawn E. Leth, Kara Sweere and Randal J Thomas

: J Card Pulm Rehabil 3: 124

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