Published: May 17, 2018 | Updated: July 27, 2020
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute’s Peripheral Arterial Disease Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) Program is a new program available for patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease. If you have a patient diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), this program can be used after surgery, with your recommendation, to avoid further invasive treatment or as a means to treat the disease in a less invasive way. A physician referral is needed for the program as well as documentation that the patient received counseling by the physician regarding risk factor reduction.
Program • 12-week monitored program • Sessions last 30 to 60 minutes, three times a week • Treadmill-based • Education and counseling regarding peripheral arterial disease and lifestyle modification • Medicare approved for those qualifying; verification needed for commercial carrier coverage
Qualifying diagnoses • Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication • Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication • Atherosclerosis of nonbiological bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication • Atherosclerosis of other type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication • Specify right/left/bilateral/upper/lower
To make a referral
• Norton Healthcare physicians – Enter AMB REF CARD REHAB PAD SUPERVISED EXERCISE THERAPY in Epic. • All other physicians – Call (502) 635-2121 to initiate referral.