PINNACLE, Paragon's webinar series focuses on business of CV care

The American College of Cardiology's (ACC) PINNACLE Network is partnering with Paragon Health to present a six-part webinar series focused on "Advancing the Business of Cardiovascular Care."

The webinars, all of which will take place from 4-5 p.m. (ET), are free to ACC members and feature healthcare and/or physician leaders addressing topics related to the evolving models of cardiovascular practice. Registration is open for the three remaining webinars. In addition, archives of the previous webinars are also available.

  • Cardiovascular Service Line: Building a Foundation for Success - Understand the key elements for achieving alignment across the hospital and practice to bridge siloes and transform from a product line to a CV enterprise. (Oct. 18)
  • Private Practice Success Strategies: How to Optimize Revenue Cycle Management - Focus on the best practices necessary for developing a meaningful revenue cycle management function within physician practices and learn what common pitfalls to avoid. (Nov. 8)
  • Aligning Incentives Through Co-Management Models - Understand the key elements of clinical co-management structures through case study presentations and expert commentary. (Nov. 29)

Registration is available at: CardioSource.org/Webinars.

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