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Mashup Score: 1State Advocacy Leaders Call For Member Involvement as 2025 Legislative Sessions Convene - American College of Cardiology - 6 hour(s) ago
As state legislators start to convene for 2025 legislative sessions, ACC Chapters are working to tackle the most pressing issues facing cardiovascular clinicians and patients and meeting with lawmakers to represent the cardiovascular community. Neerav Sheth, MD, FACC, chair of ACC Pennsylvania’s Health Affairs Committee, and Sammy Zakaria, MD, FACC, governor of ACC Maryland, are calling on their colleagues to get involved early with their chapters to help their states achieve their 2025 advocacy goals.
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Mashup Score: 1Member Publications - American College of Cardiology - 6 hour(s) ago
Cardiology magazine, ACC’s member publication, focuses on hot topics in the field, profiles of influential and rising star members, and putting the spotlight on facilities or practices that are doing work that represents the ACC’s mission.
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The December issue of #CardiologyMag explores what cardiovascular clinicians need to know about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital OPPS final rules for 2025. Read here🔎 https://t.co/iiNcFnS2sy #ACCAdvocacy https://t.co/FGPqtwxkZR
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Mashup Score: 2Action Alerts - American College of Cardiology - 8 day(s) ago
With your help, ACC Advocacy actively works with Congress, state legislators, and other key decision makers to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health. However, we need everyone’s voice at the table to make a difference for patients and health care professionals. The ACC offers a number of ways for its members to get involved in advocating for health policies that ensure continued patient access to quality, cost-effective care. Questions? Contact us at advocacyleg@acc.org.
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#ACCAdvocacy is working to keep the cardiovascular community at the forefront of lawmakers' minds. Want to join the effort? Urge Congress to advance immediate Medicare payment relief & permanent telehealth flexibilities with #ACCGrassroots. Take Action: https://t.co/7gVPU73afk
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Mashup Score: 0FDA Update: Philips Corrects Monitoring Service Application For Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry - American College of Cardiology - 9 day(s) ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Jan. 13 that Philips is correcting the Monitoring Service Application used with Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring as some electrocardiogram (ECG) events received by the application between July 2022 to July 2024 were not properly routed, which may have led to missing information or notifications. According to the agency, “Some of the ECG events received into the application during this time period met criteria to be escalated back to ordering
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#FDAUpdate: @US_FDA announced that Philips is correcting the Monitoring Service Application used with Mobile Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring as some #ECG events received were not properly routed. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/SxxKZ69eVg #ACCAdvocacy
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Mashup Score: 2Heart of Health Policy | ACC Advocacy Year in Review: Top 10 Highlights From 2024 - American College of Cardiology - 10 day(s) ago
ACC’s advocacy priorities for 2024 focused on establishing sustainable Medicare payment practices, fostering care transformation and optimization, bolstering the clinician workforce now and for the future, and championing access to care for all. Guided by these policy themes, the ACC tracked key issues and implemented sound advocacy strategies to secure significant victories to benefit both cardiovascular clinicians and patients. 1. Progress on Long-Term Medicare Reform The ACC continues to push for
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Read about #ACCAdvocacy's top 10 victories from 2024 in #CardiologyMag. Major highlights include: ✅ Progress on Long-Term #MedicareReform ✅ Growing Support For #PriorAuth Reform ✅ Telehealth Flexibilities For #CardiacRehab View the rest🔎 https://t.co/Zu6Gvu3HfJ https://t.co/KHZXBfStdh
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Mashup Score: 2Action Steps Following CCTA Coding Change From 2025 OPPS Final Rule - American College of Cardiology - 14 day(s) ago
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily reassigned coronary CT angiography (CCTA) codes 75572-75574 from ambulatory payment classificat ion (APC) 5571 to APC 5572 in the 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. This change will raise reimbursement for these services from a national rate of $175.06 in 2024 to $357.13 in 2025. Given the temporary status and data dependency of this change, it is imperative that hospital revenue cycle and billing departments
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#ACCAdvocacy has provided action steps following a CCTA coding change finalized in the 2025 OPPS final rule. It is imperative that hospital revenue cycle and billing departments are educated on this change. Learn more! ⬇️ https://t.co/by4FxIEgZV
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Mashup Score: 0Coding Corner: How to Use New ASCVD Risk Assessment and Management Codes - American College of Cardiology - 17 day(s) ago
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created two new G codes in the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule that will provide reimbursement for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessment and risk management services. The codes were inspired by the success of the CMS Innovation Center’s Million Hearts ® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction model, which reduced the rate of death from any cause for medium and high risk patients by 4% and reduced risk of death
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Have questions about the 🆕 #ASCVD risk assessment and management codes? Explore #ACCAdvocacy's how-to explainer! 👇 https://t.co/CY4Gw7jp3A
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Mashup Score: 1FDA Update: Updated Use Instructions For Boston Scientific POLARx Cryoablation Ballon Catheters - American College of Cardiology - 1 month(s) ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that Boston Scientific Corporation is updating use instructions for POLARx and POLARx FIT Cryoablation Balloon Catheters, emphasizing the risk of esophageal fistula and best practices to minimize risk. These updates come following a higher than anticipated number of reports of esophageal injury, specifically atrio-esophageal fistula, after catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. Keywords: ACC Advocacy, United States Food and Drug
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#FDAUpdate: Boston Scientific is updating use instructions for POLARx Cryoablation Balloon Catheters, emphasizing risk of esophageal fistula. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/E7huaBhnHr #ACCAdvocacy
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Mashup Score: 1FDA Update: Early Device Replacement, Recall of Boston Scientific Accolade Pacemakers - American College of Cardiology - 1 month(s) ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety communication noting the potential need for early device replacement of Boston Scientific Corporation Accolade pacemaker devices. Impacted devices include the Accolade, Proponent, Essentio, and Altrua 2 Standard Life and Extended Life pacemakers, as well as the Visionist and Valitude CRT pacemakers. Boston Scientific has also issued a recall for a subset of Accolade pacemaker devices, which may permanently enter into a safety mode that can
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.@US_FDA has issued a safety communication noting the potential need for early device replacement of Boston Scientific Accolade pacemaker devices. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/jxBRRLBdYM #ACCAdvocacy #FDAUpdate
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Mashup Score: 0Action Alerts - American College of Cardiology - 1 month(s) ago
With your help, ACC Advocacy actively works with Congress, state legislators, and other key decision makers to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health. However, we need everyone’s voice at the table to make a difference for patients and health care professionals. The ACC offers a number of ways for its members to get involved in advocating for health policies that ensure continued patient access to quality, cost-effective care. Questions? Contact us at advocacyleg@acc.org.
Source: www.acc.orgCategories: General Medicine News, CardiologistsTweet-
Congress is currently considering year-end legislation to prevent a government shutdown. Take action so lawmakers understand the implications of not addressing key health care policies as we head into the new year: https://t.co/3LmQTNDptQ
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Engaging w/ #ACCAdvocacy at the state chapter level is the best way to be involved in the process, according to Drs. @neerav928 & @sxz110. See how they were inspired to advocate for cardiology in their states 👉 https://t.co/LSMGRR0gcM @PaChapterACC @ACCMaryland #ACCChapters https://t.co/OTjfJfoKv4