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17th NC/SC Annual Joint Meeting
October 1-3, 2010
Wild Dunes Resort
Isle of Palms, SC
Visit our Annual Conference page for more!
CMS Correction Means Increased Payments for MPI, CT and Cardiac Cath
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a technical correction to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which results in payment increases for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) codes, cardiac CT codes, and cardiac catheterization codes, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2010. The correction notice also includes a minor increase in the Medicare conversion factor (from 36.066 to 36. 0791) effective June through December 2010. Click here for more.
American College of Cardiology's Practice Survival Toolkit!
This toolkit of information was created in response to the unjustified and unprecedented cuts in cardiology planned by CMS for Jan. 1, 2010. These cuts, a regulatory procedure, are completely separate from the legislative process of health system reform. The ACC recognized the profound impact the CMS rule for 2010 will have on practicing cardiologists and convened a work group comprised of current and former governors, practice administrators, and ACC staff. We worked quickly to complete this project because the impacts on your practice will be immediate in January. Tools & Resources
Medicare Enrollment page
The Case for Reform presented via Cardiosource Video Network
Email grassroots@acc.org to communicate directly with ACC National with any thoughts or comments on these cuts.
Reperfusion of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Carolina Emergency Departments
The RACE project is a statewide system for providing rapid artery reperfusion for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Established in 2003, the RACE system incorporates the quality improvement efforts of over 100 hospitals, 700 and emergency systems, and thousands of health care professionals working in a coordinated effort in order to improve timely reperfusion.
The key elements of the system include regional organization and coordination, institution of the single best plan for treatment at every point of care, ongoing measurement, and the establishment of teams of healthcare professionals that span all aspects of STEMI care.
Click here for more information about RACE.
Learn more about CardioSmart and World Heart Day
CardioSmart is a patient education site of the American College of Cardiology. Our mission is to engage, inform, and empower patients to better prepare them for participation in their own care. We are committed to providing visitors to our site with accurate, un-biased information in an advertising-free environment. We hope you enjoy visiting our site and find it a useful extension of your relationship with your cardiologist.
View the CardioSmart brochure
View the Cardiosmart Patient Flyer
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