The Minnesota Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

The Chapter has a mission to promote optimal cardiovascular care and disease prevention through public and professional education, promotion of research, leadership in the development of standards and guidelines and the formulation of health care policy.

Take Action Now

For those who can't make it to D.C.

In-district meetings and phone calls are just as important. We are making it as easy as possible. The College's toll-free grassroots hotline (800-210-7193) will connect you directly with your members of Congress. The Campaign for Patient Access Web site also provides easy access to your lawmakers via email. Sample letters and talking points, as well as materials for you and your patients, are readily available. We've also made it easy to donate to the campaign and to share your stories with each other and the media.

Your ACC understands that the survival of private practice cardiology is at stake.

We have all done our jobs at improving cardiovascular care and reducing mortality, and we will continue to do all that is necessary to defend these accomplishments and not allow the infrastructure we have spent decades building to be destroyed in the name of cost savings.

At the same time, we would be doing a disservice by not recognizing that the health care environment is changing.

Our other job is to make sure that any changes protect the ability of cardiovascular professionals to provide patients with the care they need in a timely and appropriate manner. We are working hard to ensure that practices have the tools necessary to best survive and thrive in light of these changes. The most recent examples of these efforts are the ACC's new Practice Survival Toolkit and this week's all-member call regarding the pressing coding changes for nuclear cardiology SPECT-MPI, Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. As a reminder, this member-only call will take place on Dec. 8 at noon ET. Click here to register.

The ACC is a powerful and respected organization because of its 60-year history in education, science and advocacy.

We have reached this point because of the dedication and efforts of cardiovascular professionals like you. We have a challenging future ahead, but there is real opportunity for the ACC and its members to continue to lead and shape that future. By taking part in this week's activities, we are taking steps to do just that.

CMS Rule

Here is an analysis of the final CMS rule with revised reimbursements that will go into effect in January, 2010. To comment on the rules, email grassroots@acc.org to communicate directly with ACC National. The final CMS rules revisions (all 1,700 pages) is at this link.

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