Health Policy Committee
Purpose: To promote high quality patient care and represent the legal, advocacy, regulatory, clinical and basic research interests, and educational goals of heart rhythm specialists.
Kathleen Blake, MD, FHRS, Chair
Andrea M. Russo, MD, FHRS, Vice Chair
Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, FHRS, CCDS
Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS
Anne M. Gillis, MD, FHRS
Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS
David J. Slotwiner, MD
Paul D. Varosy, MD, FHRS
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Laura N. Blum, Staff Liaison
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Health Information Technology Subcommittee
Purpose: To shape the development and use of a Health Information Technology (HIT) infrastructure for electrophysiology practice-specific interoperable systems.
David J. Slotwiner, MD, Chair
Michael J. Mirro, MD, CCDS, Vice Chair
Marianne Paruch, BSN, RN, MBA
Linda Ricci
David L. Scher, MD, FHRS
Gerald A. Serwer, MD, FHRS
Paul R. Steiner, MD
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Stephen L. Winters, MD, FHRS
Del Conyers, Staff Liaison
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Legislative Affairs Subcommittee
Purpose: To shape the Society's positions on proposed legislation relevant to the practice of electrophysiology in the U.S.
Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, FHRS, CCDS, Chair
Thomas F. Deering, MD, FHRS, Vice Chair
Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS
Leonard I. Ganz, MD, FHRS
William R. Lewis, MD, FHRS
George F. Van Hare, III, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Isabelle P. LeBlanc, Staff Liaison
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Quality Improvement Subcommittee
Purpose: To shape the Society's policies and positions on quality improvement and public reporting related initiatives.
Paul D. Varosy, MD, FHRS, Chair
Deepak Bhakta, MD, FHRS, Vice Chair
JoEllyn M. Abraham, MD
Janice L. Baker, BSN, CCRN, FHRS, CEPS
George H. Crossley, III, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Stephen C. Hammill, MD, FHRS
Bruce A. Koplan, MD, MPH, FHRS
Ruth A. Madden, RN, MPH
Dulce C. Obias-Manno, BSN, FHRS, CCDS
Brian D. Powell, MD, FHRS
Karthik Ramaswamy, MD, FHRS
Atul Verma, MD
Del Conyers, Staff Liaison
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Reimbursement and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee
Purpose: To serve as an authoritative resource on reimbursement and regulatory requirements on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of heart rhythm disorders.
Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, Chair
Steven C. Hao, MD, FHRS, Vice Chair
Cathleen Biga, RN, MSN
Colleen Deighan
Sanjay S. Deshpande, MD, FHRS
Linda Gates-Striby
Thomas M. Munger, MD
Mark H. Schoenfeld, MD, FHRS
David J. Slotwiner, MD
Oussama M. Wazni, MD
Kim Moore, Staff Liaison
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