EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Christopher P. Cannon, MD, FACC
PUBLISHER
Gene Conselyea
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CARDIOLOGY STAFF
CONTENTS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Kevin Fitzpatrick
SENIOR DIRECTOR, PUBLISHING
Elizabeth Wilson
vol 1, no 4
FALL/WINTER 2013
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Shalen Fairbanks
EDITORIAL
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Rick McGuire
MANAGING EDITOR
Eric Raible
ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR
Ariel Jones
EDITOR
Anne Greenberg
DIGITAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Chris Gedikli
ART DIRECTOR
Ari Mihos
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
John Salesi
PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER
Joe Corrao
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COVER STORY
Workforce Wake-Up Call
Anticipated job openings may not reflect interests of
candidate pool.
MEETING PREVIEW
EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC
Peter C. Block, MD, FACC
Alfred Bove, MD, PhD, MACC
Anthony N. DeMaria, MD, MACC
Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC
Joanne Foody, MD, FACC
Ty Gluckman, MD, FACC
Suzanne Hughes, MSN, RN
Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC
Payal Kohli, MD
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ADVERTISING
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Linsey Rosenthal
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Adam Sansolo
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PROGRAM PREVIEW
ACC.14 to Feature CuttingEdge Education
Championing Care: A Case
Study in Education Innovation
Next year’s meeting promises a creative use
of innovations in education and technology.
Take a look at some new program features
and preview the ACC.14 Lecture Line-up.
This new educational pilot program
addresses knowledge gaps and deficiencies
in the care of patients with aortic stenosis.
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FEATURES
Avoiding a (Tera) Flop:
Some Early Lessons in
Health Care Big Data
Dr. Brendan Mullen, senior director of the
ACC’s PINNACLE Registry® offers a hard-won
personal primer on health care data.
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What the Final 2014
Physician Fee Schedule
Means for Cardiology
A look at what’s in store for 2014 and how
the changes from Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services will affect you.
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COLUMNS
The Drought is Over...Or Is It?
Andrew M. Freeman, MD, FACC
1
Navigating the Job Market
Stephanie L. Siehr, MD
2
Investing in Your Children’s Future
Evan White and Michael Merrill, CLU, CHFC
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HEALTH TECH
Transforming Health Care in
Academic Medical Centers
Interview with Dr. Maulik Majmudar
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Fall/Winter 2013
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