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• CMS Releases Final Ambulatory Specialty Model Participant List For 2027
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final participant list for the upcoming mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure (HF) and low back pain starting in January 2027. The final list includes over 5,550 clinicians with 2,215 in the HF cohort – 395 fewer than the initial preliminary list […]
• Advanced Practice Providers Within the Cardio-Obstetric Team: Bridging Preconception, Pregnancy, and Long-Term Cardiovascular Care
  The ACC Reproductive Health and Cardio-Obstetrics (RHCOB) Cardiovascular Team Workgroup presented "Strengthening Pregnancy Outcomes Utilizing Advanced Practice Providers in Cardio-Obstetric Care: A Case Report" at the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026)...
• ACCEL Lite: Insights From the PVI-SHAM-AF
  In this episode, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACC and Rolf Wachter, MD discuss the results of “PVI-SHAM-AF: Pulmonary vein isolation versus SHAM in AF”.
• Online Exclusive | Inaugural Fellow Focuses on Rural Gaps in Congenital Heart Care
  Diagnosing and managing heart disease can be challenging in any setting, but rural communities face distinct barriers, including long travel distances and limited access to specialty care.
• First Medical Contact in ACS: NCDR and the Latest Guidelines
  A recent JACC: Advances Viewpoint examines the challenges associated with implementing revisions to the definition of first medical contact (FMC) introduced in the 2025 ACC/AHA ACS Guideline and its implications for NCDR data collection, specifically for the ACC's Chest Pain – MI Registry.