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FTC Moves to Finalize Ban on Non-Compete Employment Contract Clauses
On April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, published its final rule, along with a fact sheet, which would ban the…
May 7, 2024
Press Releases
Help Save Lives: Heart Rhythm Society Provides AED and CPR Training to Boston Area Hotel and Convention Center Staff
As the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) prepares to kick off its annual conference on May 16, 2024, in Boston, MA, it is providing seven life-saving…
April 29, 2024
Press Releases
CV Societies Propel Plans Forward for a New Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
Efforts by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the Heart Failure Society of America, the Heart Rhythm Society and The Society for…
April 24, 2024
Advocacy in Action
FTC Issues Finalized Ban on Non-Compete Clauses Amid Strong Employer Pushback
On April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, advanced its final rule which would ban the use of non-compete clauses in…
April 24, 2024
Press Releases
International Experts Agree on Standards for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
An international consensus statement on how to treat atrial fibrillation with catheter or surgical ablation is published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society…
April 8, 2024
Advocacy in Action
Help Us Help YOU to Update Medicare Physician Payment
The American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey is nearing completion, and we urgently need all selected physicians to actively engage in this…
April 1, 2024
Advocacy in Action
Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA)
Several HRS leaders from the Quality Improvement Committee, HPRAC, AF Centers of Excellence Task Force and Board of Trustees crafted a “Viewpoint” article to encourage…
April 1, 2024
Advocacy in Action
Survey: EP Services Performed in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
To inform advocacy efforts on behalf of our patients and our profession, the HRS Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee (HPRAC) recently conducted a survey…
April 1, 2024
Advocacy in Action
Federal Agencies Offer Support in Wake of Change Healthcare Cyberattack as Providers Continue to Struggle with Impact
Since the Change Healthcare Cyberattack on February 21st, physician practices, hospitals, and pharmacies continue to experience interruptions in benefits verification, claims submission, distribution of payments,…
April 1, 2024
Advocacy in Action
CMS Announces MIPS Flexibilities in Response to Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an extension of the 2023 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data submission period and…
April 1, 2024