An Official American @entity1514 Society/ XXXX Policy Statement: Enhancing Implementation, Use, and Delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

@entity1 @entity1514 @entity1576
RATIONALE: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-reducing, psychosocial, and health economic benefits for @entity1 with chronic @entity1576 , yet it is underutilized worldwide. Insufficient funding, resources, and reimbursement; lack of healthcare professional, payer, and @entity1 awareness and knowledge; and additional @entity1 -related barriers all contribute to the gap between the knowledge of the science and benefits of PR and the actual delivery of PR services to suitable @entity1 . OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this document are to enhance implementation, use, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation to suitable individuals worldwide. METHODS: Members of the American @entity1514 Society (ATS) Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly and the @entity1576 ( @entity1576 ) Rehabilitation and Chronic Care Group established a Task Force and writing committee to develop a policy statement on PR. The document was modified based on feedback from expert peer reviewers. After cycles of review and revisions, the statement was reviewed and formally approved by the Board of Directors of the ATS and the Science Council and Executive Committee of the @entity1576 . MAIN RESULTS: This document articulates policy recommendations for advancing healthcare professional, payer, and @entity1 awareness and knowledge of PR, increasing @entity1 access to PR, and ensuring quality of PR programs. It also recommends areas of future research to establish evidence to support the development of an updated funding and reimbursement policy regarding PR. CONCLUSIONS: The ATS and @entity1576 commit to undertake actions that will improve access to and delivery of PR services for suitable @entity1 . They call on their members and other health professional societies, payers, @entity1 , and @entity1 advocacy groups to join in this commitment.
