ADVOCACY ALERTAdd your voice to the combined advocacy effort against reductions in CV codes, particularly ablation procedures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced its CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule that will:
FCACC and ACC do not agree with or accept these proposed reductions and will continue advocating aggressively with our sister societies against their enactment, which is scheduled for January 1, 2023. Utilize ACC's Action Alert system (Action Alerts - American College of Cardiology (acc.org) to share your opposition to these reductions through comments to the Agency before the comment period closes September 6. President's Messagemay 2021Hello Virginia ACC Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. ACC.22 Scientific Sessions - It was great to get back to in-person ACC meetings in Washington, DC. I’m glad many of us could connect at the Virginia Chapter social hour. It was an excellent meeting, filled with participation from fellow Virginia members. Remember to mark your calendars for next year for ACC.23 in New Orleans taking place March 4-6. We want to congratulate our colleagues who were recognized as new fellows (FACC) and associates (AACC) of the American College of Cardiology! Kelby Biven, PA-C, AACC Linda Lee Hart, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FACC Jennifer L Retikis, FNP-BC, AACC Olabisi Akanbi, MBBS, FACC Andrew Bradley, MD, FACC Arijit Chanda, MD, FACC Vikaas Kataria, MD, FACC Ahsan Jafir, DO, FACC Qasim Malik, MD, FACC Hetal H Mehta, MD, FACC Keyur K Mehta, MD, FACC Seth Meltzer, MD, FACC Aaron M. Schatz, MD, FACC Rebecca Seifried, DO, FACC
You are invited to attend the VCSQI Summer Quarterly meeting. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Date: June 2, 2022 Time: 5:30 PM EDT Location: Virtual via Zoom Thank you all for your commitment to the Virginia Chapter and please enjoy a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend! Best, Evan Ownby, MD, FACC President, Virginia Chapter ACC   VCACC is proud be the official international exchange partner with the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS). Above, VCACC members participate in the BCS Virtual Annual Meeting.
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