Ohio-ACC News
Ohio-ACC
April 2015
In This Issue
President's Message
Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC

Laxmi Mehta, MD, FACC

Dear Colleague,

 

As my presidency of the Ohio-ACC begins, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. I look forward to working with you over the next three years. I want to thank my predecessor Christopher J. Cooper, MD, FACC, for his service as Chapter president. He left big shoes to fill, and I am grateful that he will be around as immediate past president to ensure continued excellence for the Ohio-ACC.

 

You're Invited

Please join me at the Ohio-ACC Spring Summit on April 29, at the Ritz-Carlton Cleveland. The Eighth Annual Cardiovascular Update topics include: TAVR 2015; Lipid Management Current Guidelines: What's on the Horizon; Transition of Care for the Heart Failure Patient: from Inpatient to Outpatient; Atrial Fibrillation: Interventional Approaches and more. Barry J. Maron, MD, FACC, will deliver the 52nd Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture entitled Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Contemporary and Treatable DiseaseRegister today!

 

Feel free to contact me at [email protected].

 

Sincerely,

 

Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC

President, Ohio Chapter of the ACC

Voice Your Opinion

Recognizing that the ABIM is a completely separate and independent entity from the ACC, the College is again interested in your thoughts regarding recent changes in the Maintenance of Certification and Recertification requirements issued from the ABIM as we explore all options.  This is a follow up to our 2014 survey. The results of last year's survey were instrumental in guiding the ACC Leadership in this process. 

 

Please complete this brief survey (10 questions), which will allow us to better understand and serve your needs as a member of the ACC by clicking the link below:

 

http://www.surveys.acc.org/se.ashx?s=0B87B7446D6C312C

 

Thank you. Your feedback will make a positive difference.

Ohio-ACC Legislative Day a Success

The Ohio-ACC held its annual legislative day in Columbus, Ohio, on March 3, 2015. Members visited their Ohio representatives and senators to introduce them to cardiology issues facing them and their patients. Building relationships with state lawmakers helps to ensure that the Ohio General Assembly remains informed about issues facing providers and patients. In addition, John McCarthy, Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid, spoke to attendees about Transforming Payment for a Healthier Ohio, which addresses paying for health care value instead of volume across Medicaid, state employee, and commercial populations. 

Find a Mentor or Be a Mentor

The College's online mentoring program, developed through the efforts of the Early Career Professionals Leadership Council and Section, is designed to help create and foster mutually beneficial mentor/mentee relationships. The program connects experienced cardiovascular professionals with younger professionals based on areas of interest, specialty and expertise. Register online and find out more at ACC.org/Mentoring.

Sunshine Returns

Physicians and teaching hospitals can now review reports of the payments they received from industry in 2014 before the reports are made public. Under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Open Payments Program), payments to physicians and teaching hospitals must be reported by manufacturers and distributors of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved products prescribed to patients and paid for by one of the federal health care programs. Physicians and teaching hospitals have 45 days to preview and dispute information contained within the reports. After the close of the 45-day period, there is an additional 15-day period that physicians and teaching hospitals can use to continue to work with industry to resolve disputes. 

 

To preview your report, you must first create an account through the CMS Enterprise Portal, a system designed to verify your identity. You must then register specifically with the Open Payments System. If you registered previously, your account should still be active; however, you should be prepared to reset your password because CMS requires that passwords be reset every 60 days.  

Quick Hits
Learn about the Ohio Office of Health Transformation episode-based Medicaid payments for PCI.
Find out more. 

Take a look at the ACC FITsontheGo!
 
Download ACC Connect for your iPhone, iPad or Android devices. ACC Connect allows members to search the member directory, connect with peers and colleagues, update their profile and get the latest ACC news.

Are you prepared for 
ICD-10?
and
  even more
 
 Get the AnticoagEvaluator for iPad. 
 
Are you treating patients with congenital heart disease? 
Save the Date

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland

ACC Legislative Conference
October 18-20, 2015
Washington, DC

OH-ACC 25th Annual Meeting &
Richard Lewis Memorial Lecture
Saturday, October 31, 2015
The Columbus Hilton at Easton

Contact Us


 614.859.2223

Connect with
Ohio-ACC

Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter