Report from the Chair of Board of Governors
October 30, 2009
ACTION ITEMS
Deadline TODAY
Papers to be considered for the fourth expanded JACC Focus Issue on Heart Failure must be submitted by October 30, 2009 for publication in the April 27, 2010 issue. Please submit these manuscripts online in the usual fashion at http://www.jaccsubmit.org.
Deadline 10/31
Call for Committee Nominations and Applications: If you would like to participate in one of the College’s committees and councils, now is the time to let us know. All College Fellows, Fellows in Training and Cardiac Care Associates are encouraged to nominate and/or apply. Applications are due October 31, 2009. Applicants will be selected by the ACC President-Elect, Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, FACC, this fall and notified of their selection in January 2010. Committee Application Instructions and List of Openings.pdf
To nominate and/or apply, please login at the Member Center,http://members.acc.org , on ACC’s website. Contact: Marthea Wilson, 202-375-6230 or volunteers@acc.org
Deadline 11/2
For those practices participating in IC3, you'll need to submit your completed IC3 Program Data Collection Agreement and a Data Release Consent Form (DRCF) for each participating physician by Monday, November 2 to the ACC. These two documents allow the ACC to submit your physician's data in a HIPPA compliant manner to CMS. Contact Katie Kehoe at (202) 375-6517 or via email atkkehoe@acc.org.
2010 Chapter Meetings
If you haven't done so already, please submit the below form to Taryn Gold at tgold@acc.org.
2010 Chapter Meeting Request Form.doc
BOG Steering
The BOG Steering Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 10, at 5:30 PM Eastern. If you have any items that you wish to bring up before BOG Steering for discussion or for informational purposes, please contact Jayne Jordan at jjordan@acc.org. In addition, if you'd like to present to the BOG-SC a "Report from the Front", a report on the work environment, legislative climate or any other issues in your state, also contact Jayne.
2009-2010 BOARD OF GOVERNORS STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
John Gordon Harold, MD, FACC (Chair), California: john.harold@cshs.org
Jane E. Schauer, MD, PhD, FACC (Past Chair), New Mexico: janeschauer1@msn.com
Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC (Chair-Elect), Indiana: rikovacs@iupui.edu
J. Chris Higgins, MD, FACC, Vermont: jch6@mac.com
Oscar R. Jenkins, Jr, MD, FACC, North Carolina: oscarj@avlcard.com
Margo Minissian, ACNP-BC, MSN, CNS, California: Margo.Minissian@cshs.org
José Rivera Del Río, MD, FACC, Puerto Rico: joseriveradelrio@gmail.com
Thad F. Waites, MD, FACC, Mississippi: twaites@netdoor.com
Michael Widmer, MD, FACC, Oregon: michael@heartdoctorsnw.com
INFORMATION ITEMS
BOG and Presidential Team Conference Call
In anticipation of a decision by CMS on the Physician Payment Rule being issued at the end of this month, a conference call with all BOG and Presidential Team members has been scheduled for:
Tuesday, November 2, 2009
8:00 - 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Dial in: (877) 339-0018
Meeting Number: *6357209*
Mark Your Calendar: All-Member Call on Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to release the final 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule at the end of this month. As the Nov. 1 deadline approaches, the ACC has pulled out all the stops to make sure that the drastic practice expense cuts proposed by CMS are not implemented. If this rule goes through as is, it will literally devastate the private practice of cardiology and outpatient access to cardiovascular care.
Go to http://www.acc.org/advocacy/CAN_Network/ACC_Member_Letter_from_Bove_10_09.pdf to read a letter from ACC President Fred Bove, M.D., Ph.D.,F.A.C.C., on how the ACC is attempting to fight these cuts. In addition, ACC CEO Jack Lewin and President Alfred Bove, M.D., Ph.D.,F.A.C.C., will host an all-member call on Nov. 12 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. (EST) to discuss the 2010 rule.
RSVP for the call here: http://63.236.98.205/webportal3/reg.html?Acc=4186046278&Conf=132016
For more on ACC’s efforts regarding the proposed rule, visit: http://qualityfirst.acc.org. Video coverage of the ACC’s 2009 Legislative Conference is also available, which provides a great overview of practice impacts and the need for action:http://www.youtube.com/user/ACCinTouch#p/a/u/0/No3AQsC9Y9o
H2H Webinar
Below are the slides from the H2H Launch Webinar that took place last Thursday, October 22nd.
H2H FINAL Launch Webinar Slides - 10 22 09.pdf
You may also watch a recording of the webinar at www.H2HQuality.org.