Eat or Be Eaten: Understanding Quality and Reimbursement

Moderator(s)

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  Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD

  Professor of Surgery, Surgical Director Cardiac Transplantation
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center
  Denver, Colorado, United States

  Disclosure(s): Abbott: Consultant (Ongoing)
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  Keith Naunheim, MD (he/him/his)

  Emeritus Professor of Surgery
  St Louis University School of Medicine
  Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

• 11:30 AM – 11:42 AM PT

  Declining Medicare Reimbursement in Cardiac Surgery
  

  John A. Treffalls, BS (he/him/his) – University of Texas Health San Antonio
• 11:42 AM – 11:54 AM PT

  Latest Updates in Coding and Reimbursement
  

  Francis C. Nichols, MD – Mayo Clinic
• 11:54 AM – 12:00 PM PT

  Discussion
• 12:00 PM – 12:12 PM PT

  The Future of Value-Based Care: How to Win Before It Is Mandatory
  

  Keith A. Horvath, MD – American Association of Medical Colleges
• 12:12 PM – 12:24 PM PT

  STS Advocacy: How You Can Help Shape Reimbursement Policy
  

  Jess Thompson, III, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Yavapai Cardiac Surgery
• 12:24 PM – 12:30 PM PT

  Discussion