Welcome to the Utah Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
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Ed Miner, MD, FACC Utah, Chapter President ACC Governor, Utah |
Please join your cardiology colleagues at the ACC Rockies Chapter Meeting in Park City, Utah for updates on ACC affairs, the potential new CV Board, and clinical topics such as Genetic and Sports EP, plus a discussion on the growing role of obesity medications in heart failure, and the first-ever Cardiology State-of-the-State report. There will be many opportunities for networking, as well!. For more information and to register, please visit:
ACC Rockies Chapter Meeting 2025
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- New Proposed Values For PCI Codes | 2026 Medicare PFS Proposed RuleThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed updated values to the PCI family of codes in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), following revisions made by the CPT Editorial Panel in February 2024 and revaluation by the American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) in April 2024.
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