Managing a cardiology practice in a changing health care and economic environment can be challenging.
That’s why it’s beneficial to have a partner that can help you stay up-to-date with key issues in the field and succeed at the interface of practice management and quality cardiovascular care. Join the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and partner with an organization that unites all members of the cardiac care team around one common goal: to improve the quality of cardiovascular care.
The Cardiovascular Administrator membership category is now open not only to practice administrators, but to members of hospital cardiovascular service lines as well. The Administrators’ perspective is vital to quality patient care, the functioning of the practice and the professional performance of every health care provider in the practice or hospital. With access to networking, information, tools and resources, the ACC can help you not just survive, but thrive, in these challenging times.
Member Benefits
- Online access to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), JACC: Cardiovascular
Interventions and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging via the new CardioSource.org.
- Receive the bimonthly Practice Management eNewsletter filled with the information you need to know on how to best manage your practice and evolve with the latest policy changes. Find the latest issue here.
- Free access to CardioSource.org. CardioSource.org is a new, interactive, customized online experience for
the cardiovascular community filled with world-class clinical content.
- E-delivery of The Advocate, a weekly newsletter with the latest advocacy news.
- Free subscription to Cardiology, the College’s bimonthly news magazine that keeps the cardiac care
team in touch with breaking news and innovative research.
- ACCF Standards and Guidelines – Easy-to-use pocket guidelines and mobile downloads.
- Partnerships with companies that provide business solutions.
- Access to ACC Cardiology Careers, a career site created just for the cardiovascular professional to meet your practice's recruitment needs in a cost and time-effective way.
- Receive discounts on continuing education live programs and educational products.
- Involvement opportunities to influence healthcare policy by voicing your support and sharing your concerns with lawmakers and decision makers through participation in webinars, our annual Legislative Conference or participation in ACC working groups and/or councils. These groups provide a collaborative forum for addressing both current issues facing the practice of quality care, as well as plans for the future.
- Access to the ACC’s PINNACLETM Network. The PINNACLE Network is the first-ever, registry-based cardiovascular network designed to provide practices with the tools they need to promote practice innovations and achieve clinical excellence. The network and its online resources are a one-stop shop for practice management tools, educational and advocacy opportunities, quality improvement initiatives, health IT tools, risk management strategies for lowering medical liability costs, the PINNACLE Registry™ and more.
Click here to download an application for ACC Cardiovascular Administrator Membership today.*
*Hospital cardiovascular service line members are now welcome to apply for ACC membership. Please be patient while we update our application to be reflective of our new category. You are, however, welcome to complete the current application at the link above now to become a member.