Cardiac Rehabilitation means the method by which an individual is restored to his best physical, medical, and psychological status after a cardiac event or diagnosis of cardiac dysfunction. Cardiac Rehabilitation is divided into three phases: Phase I begins during Inpatient hospitalization and is managed by the patient's Physician; Phase II is a medically supervised Outpatient program that begins following discharge from an Inpatient hospitalization; and Phase III is a lifetime maintenance program emphasizing continuation of physical fitness with periodic follow-up. Each phase includes an exercise component, patient education, and risk factor modification.
Cardiac Rehabilitation means Health Care Services provided under the supervision of a Physician, or another appropriate Health Care Provider trained for cardiac therapy, for the purpose of aiding in the restoration of normal heart function in connection with a myocardial infarction, coronary occlusion or coronary bypass surgery. Cardiac rehabilitation is covered for acute myocardial infarction, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and repair or replacement of heart valves or heart transplant. Please refer to Part X. LIMITATIONS OF COVERED MEDICAL SERVICES for applicable benefit maximums.
Cardiac Rehabilitation means Medically Necessary short-term therapy following certain cardiac procedures.
Examples of Cardiac Rehabilitation in a sentence
Cardiac Rehabilitation Services — Benefits are available if you have a history of any of the following: acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft Surgery, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, heart valve Surgery, heart transplantation, stable angina pectoris, compensated heart failure or transmyocardial revascularization.
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Cardiac Rehabilitation means services received in a separate, clearly designated service area which is maintained at either a doctor’s office or within a hospital and which meets all the following requirements: