Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)

The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is the primary U.S. medical society for electrophysiology (EP). The organization promotes education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients, including setting policy guidelines and offering expert consensus.

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Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.
American Heart Association ‘enthusiastically’ joins other cardiology groups in push for new, independent medical board
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Q&A: A closer look at the push in cardiology for a new, independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
American College of Cardiology President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, discussed why the ACC and other leading cardiology groups are so eager to create a new, independent medical board. This has been a long-term goal for many years, he said, and now it may become a reality.
Interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists ask CMS to clarify policy after unexpected denials
Three cardiology societies have reached out to CMS with questions about how MACs are interpreting a policy related to shared decision-making.
Making sense of the huge Medicare reimbursement cuts in electrophysiology
Samuel Jones, MD, examines the large reimbursement reductions in cardiac ablations and what the impact might be on access to care in EP labs.

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More than 100 medical societies push Congress to end destructive cycle of annual Medicare cuts

More than 120 medical societies have joined the AMA in a letter urging congressional leaders to enact long-term solutions to the systemic problems in the Medicare physician payment system and to address cuts that are going into effect in 2023.

September 26, 2022

A large proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) end up in emergency rooms (ERs), but there are inherent issues with most hospital ERs handing off these patients to electrophysiologists for followup care. The ER2EP Study presented at the 2022 HRS meeting found better results of there is an organized pathway for AF patients to follow. #AFib

New-look protocol boosts outcomes among AFib patients in the ER

A large proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) end up in emergency rooms (ERs), but there are inherent issues with most hospital ERs handing off these patients to electrophysiologists for follow-up care.

May 2, 2022

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Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)

Cardiology groups share key update: ABMS seeking feedback on proposed Board of Cardiovascular Medicine

American Heart Association ‘enthusiastically’ joins other cardiology groups in push for new, independent medical board

Q&A: A closer look at the push in cardiology for a new, independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine

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Making sense of the huge Medicare reimbursement cuts in electrophysiology

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