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Arkansas Heart Hospital provides insight on their success of implementing Pritikin’s comprehensive cardiac rehab program. According to Arkansas Heart Hospital Founder Bruce Murphy, MD “The Pritikin program has changed our culture in a very meaningful way. Our job at Arkansas Heart Hospital is not only to be the thought leaders in cardiovascular medicine, but also the implementers of the best strategies for patient care and for treating the complex nature of vascular disease.”
Patient Benefits:
- Comprehensive lifestyle-change education
- Opportunity for improved health outcomes
- Enhanced engagement with Hospital Rehab staff
Provider Benefits:
- Comprehensive program and support tools with flexible delivery options
Opportunity for:
- Improved patient satisfaction
- Reduce costly readmissions
- “Positioning for the future” … i.e. Bundled payments; ACO's
- Provides busy medical practices with a continuum of care which is evidence-based and comprehensive
The Pritikin Program has been taught for over 40 years at the Pritikin Longevity Center. With over 100 peer-reviewed, published scientific studies, the Pritikin Program is approved for reimbursement under a new benefit class, Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR).
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The purpose of the study was to conduct a short-term, randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility and clinical efficacy of treatment with the Pritikin Program in an outpatient worksite setting in obese patients with metabolic syndrome. This study demonstrates the feasibility and clinical effectiveness of short-term, intensive outpatient lifestyle therapy in people with obesity and increase risk of CHD.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether regular exercise has additional therapeutic effects for people with obesity and prediabetes participating in a dietary weight loss program. This research demonstrates that multi-modal exercise, conducted in conjunction with diet-induced weight loss in people with obesity and prediabetes, caused greater improvement in whole-body (muscle) insulin sensitivity and in key secondary outcomes – including hepatic insulin sensitivity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscle strength – than matched weight loss achieved solely by calorie restriction.
Kevin Moore, Exectuive Director of Michigan Heart, sits down with MedAxiom's Joseph Sasson, to describe his program's journey with the Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab Program. He says that the decision to implement an intensive cardiac rehab program was a "no brainer" because of the significant value that it brings to patients, to physicians and to the business. He offers advice to those who may be considering starting such a program.
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