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President's Message
Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC
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Dear Colleague,
I recently attended the
ACC Cardiovascular Summit.
This meeting brings t
ogether experts in the field of cardiology, business practices and leadership to offer an educational experience that leads to operational excellence, cost efficiency and leadership training. The curriculum addressed the business of medicine including payment reform and finance, operational excellence, quality and efficiency. If you were unable to attend, I would like to direct you to the ACC's MACRA information Hub:
http://www.acc.org/macra/. Additionally, there are two excellent articles that you will find helpful:
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ACC.17 in Washington, DC
The ACC Annual Scientific Session is coming up in Washington, DC,
March 17-19. Plan to attend the
ACC All-Section Reception at ACC.17 on
Saturday, March 18,
6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis. Submit your RSVP at
ACC.org/MemberSections. Additionally, stop by the ENGAGE @ ACC.17 Studio in the Expo Hall from 11:15-11:45 a.m. on
Friday, March 17, to cheer our
Ohio-ACC Fellow in Training Jeopardy Team to victory!
Please feel free to contact me at laxmi.mehta@osumc.edu.
Sincerely,
Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC
President
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Have You Ever Met with Your Legislators
in Columbus?
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Cardiology Day at the Capitol: Advocating for a Healthy Ohio
Join us on Tuesday, May 2, for Cardiology Day at the Capitol: Advocating for a Healthy Ohio. You are also invited to attend a Kick-off Dinner at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square in Columbus on Monday, May 1.
Our mission is to build relationships with legislators so that Cardiologists, CV Team Members, and CV Administrators can serve as resources for lawmakers on medical issues. Register today!
TRAVEL STIPENDS AVAILABLE
Ohio-ACC Legislative Day travel stipends are available on a first-come, first-served basis, which include overnight accommodations for May 1 and parking. One member from each district will be awarded a travel stipend.Simply be the first to register from your district! (District 1 Cleveland area, District 2 Toledo area, District 3 Akron area, District 5 Dayton area, and District 6 Cincinnati area).
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Register for the April 19th
Spring Summit in Cleveland
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The
54th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture will be presented by
Dr. Ted Feldman and is entitled
The Evolution, Current Status and Future Development of Percutaneous Therapies for Valvular Heart Disease.
The
10th Annual Cardiovascular Update in the afternoon will cover topics on
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Updates for 2017, Pulmonary Hypertension: Medical and Pharmacological Insights, Endocarditis: When Is Early Surgery Indicated? -- and Novel Imaging Approaches to Identifying High Risk Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.
Questions? Contact us at 614-859-2223 or ohioacc@gmail.com.
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New Prior Authorization Tool
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The new ACC Prior Authorization Reporting Tool (www.acc.org/PARtool) is open and available to collect members’ data on inappropriate cardiovascular testing and procedure request denials by insurers and prior authorization vendors. The PARtool is open to all members and their staffs. Please participate to make this successful.
The PARTool will primarily serve as a process for ACC to monitor and identify inconsistent denials by region, payer, prior authorization vendor and modality. Additionally, there will be a focus on “test substitution”- denying an appropriate test request to require another appropriate test.
The 12-question tool will gather information about the practice requestor, payer, prior authorization vendor, de-identified patient indication, modality/procedure requested and overall prior authorization experience. It is important to remember that the tool is NOT collecting patient specific/identifiable information rather details surrounding the prior authorization request. ACC staff will monitor the data on a regular basis to review and identify trends and problem areas for members.
The PARtool will provide an opportunity for ACC to directly see the prior authorization hassle and burdens experienced by cardiologists across the country. With this data, we aim to influence payers and national and state policymakers to improve the prior authorization process, criteria and member experience and delaying in patient care.
Of course, the PARTool’s success is contingent on high member engagement and participation.
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Ohio Chapter of the ACC | 614-859-2223 | ohioacc@gmail.com
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