Your chapter is pleased to announce that we will be giving away 1 physician registration and 1 CCA registration to ACC 2012.  To qualify - simply come to our FIT or CCA seminars. Winners need to be present!

 

ACC national recently posted comments to the 2012 fee schedule.  This schedule was weighted heavily on quality reporting and the shift from process measures to outcome measures.  Bundling of codes continues - so stay tuned for final determinations on pacemaker and ICD implants.  The final rule will be critical to all our practices and we will let you know once the final rule is posted.  Click Here to access the link for the comment letter.

 

 

A new Illinois law, similar to provisions in previous legislation that were declared unconstitutional, requires that wide-ranging information about all physicians and surgeons be made available for public inspection on a Web site.

 

The Patients' Right to Know Act, which went into effect immediately when it was signed recently by Gov. Pat Quinn, requires the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to make physician profiles available for public inspection, including on an online database.

 

The profiles are being updated now and will be posted soon.  It will include the following:

 

· the full name of the physician;
· any criminal convictions for felonies and Class A misdemeanors;
· any disciplinary action within the most recent 5 years;
· name of medical schools attended and date of attendance and graduation;
· specialty board certification;
· the number of years in practice and locations; and
· names of hospitals where the physician has privileges

 

 

In addition the Physician Compare website has information on you -- and will continue to add to it.  For 2011 it includes whether or not you participated in PQRI/PQRS.  Check yours for accuracy now!

www.medicare.gov/find-a-doctor 

 

 

By now, you should have received your E-prescribe and PQRI incentive payments for 2010.  CMS distributed all eRx payments by August 31, 2011 and this past week started the PQRI payments.  Payments are paid as a lump sum to the TIN (Tax Identification Number) where claims were submitted or to the GPRO (Group Practice Reporting Option) TIN. 

 

Feedback reports are available through the Quality Net portal.

            https://www.qualitynet.org/portal/server.pt/community/pqri_home/212

 

Before you can access your feedback report, you must register in IACS system to obtain a user ID and password.  Here is the website to register.  Click on "Physician Quality Reporting System/eRx" to register for feedback reports. 

            https://idm.cms.hhs.gov/idm/user/newregistration.jsp

 

Provider Enrollment information must be current in the Medicare Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) in order to request an IACS account.

 

See the Helpful Information section below for links to more information on these critical topics

 

Link to CMS eRx Incentive Program

http://www.cms.gov/ERxIncentive/

 

Guide for Understanding the 2010 eRx Incentive Payment

http://www.cms.gov/ERxIncentive/downloads/Guide_Understanding_2010_eRx_Incentive_Payment_06-20-2011.pdf

 

Guide for Understanding the 2010 eRx Feedback Report

http://www.cms.gov/ERxIncentive/downloads/2010eRxFeedbackReportUserGuide_v07-20-2011.pdf

 

Link for PECOS

            http://www.cms.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/

 

            PECOS Help Desk (7 am-7 pm ET)

            1-866-484-8049

           EUSsupport@cgi.com 

 

Link for IACS or Portal Issues

            QualityNet Help Desk (7 am-7 pm CST, Monday -Friday)

            1-866-288-8912

            qnetsupport@sdps.org

September 28, 2011 | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Gleacher Center

450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive

Chicago, IL  60611

Fees: Fellows in Training (FIT): No Cost

RSVP you attendance directly to IL-ACC at events@ilacc.org

Members of the healthcare team have been providing care for patients with cardiovascular health needs in a wide variety of environments affecting the lives of countless patients and families. Our knowledge of the cardiovascular system and its interactions between various other organ systems continues to evolve. As the overall care of the patient with cardiovascular disease becomes increasingly complex, it is imperative that the cardiovascular professional remain current on the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

As a result, the Illinois Chapter of the ACC is pleased to announce an opportunity to support the practice of cardiovascular medicine in our state through the 4th Annual Illinois ACC Cardiac Care Associate Symposium. Symposium faculty will provide presentations that include Metabolic Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Sudden Cardiac Death; and more.  

 

When:     November 5, 2011

Where:      Lindner Conference Center

610 E. Butterfield Road

Lombard, IL  60148

 

For more information regarding this event please email us at ilacc@ilacc.org

  

 

 

Get the tools you need to succeed this January.

 

Attend the Cardiovascular Care Summit: Solutions for Thriving in a Time of Change, January 12-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada to gain access to the tools, knowledge and resources needed to positively effect change in the practice environment, whether it is academic, practice-based or involves a new integrated model.

 Attendees will enhance their knowledge of the evolving health care environment to ensure the clinical and business success of new practice models and clinical care program designs and network with peers and learn from their experiences. 

 

An updated program agenda with session descriptions is now available online here.  

Register today for the best rates at www.CardioSource.org/CVSummit 

  

If you have any questions or comments regarding the information provided in this newsletter please email us at ilacc@ilacc.org