Thank you for visiting the the ACC Mississippi Chapter, serving cardiology specialists and practice managers in Mississippi. CCAs -- Join the Cardiac Care Associate Community Group today! It allows you to network with your peers, discuss the latest news and educational content on CardioSource, organize groups around topic areas and exchange ideas. Please click HERE to accept the invitation and join the community group. We invite you to feel free to post comments and/or information regarding upcoming chapter events for CCAs. ACC PAC   Message from Floridas Chapter Governor, Dr. Alberto Montalvo, MD, FACC TCMS Releases Proposed Rule for HER Incentive Program The Final Stretch - Physician Fee Schedule Inform Health Plans about New Nuclear Cardiology CPT Codes Final Rule for the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) President Obama Signs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008 Childhhood Influenza Immunization Coalition Special E-Prescribing Resource for Practices: GetRxConnected Physicians earn $16.7 million in pay-for-performance program This link provides ACC's Ethics Code National Cardiovascular Data Registry Please click above for the latest news in the NCDR   Strong Chapters Equal Strong ACC While the American College of Cardiology (ACC) works hard and effectively to provide education, quality initiatives and advocacy for all its members, to paraphrase a famous line from former Speaker of the House Tip ONeill Jr. All health care is local. The Mississippi Chapter, along with the ACCs other 48 Chapters, is a critical link to other cardiovascular specialists in Mississippi. We provide critical local education, quality and advocacy opportunities and plays a key role when it comes to networking, leadership building and mentoring. Given the invaluable roles all Chapters play, the ACC Board of Trustees recently approved the implementation of mandatory Chapter dues for active physician members. The goal is to provide Chapters with the resources necessary to develop innovative education and advocacy programs and enhance the benefits of Chapter membership. One of the major challenges for the Mississippi Chapter today is to remain fiscally viable despite a political and economic climate that is making health care funding increasingly difficult to secure and/or narrowly limited in scope. Other similarly situated medical associations, such as the American College of Physicians, implemented mandatory dues and have seen an increase in Chapter membership and a greater sense of involvement from their members as a result. Enabling a baseline membership experience is extremely important to energizing grassroots Chapter work.(MORE)   CardioSmart is a patient education site of the American College of Cardiology. The ACC's mission is to engage, inform, and empower patients to better prepare them for participation in their own care. Click on the CardioSmart logo above for accurate, un-biased information in an advertising-free environment.   If you have questions or comments about our website or chapter, please e-mail us! Chapter Information: Mississippi Chapter, American College of Cardiology PO Box 582 Fayetteville, TN 37334 Email: info@msacc.org Phone: (931)438-0238 Fax: (931)433-6289