Are you attending ACC 2016 in Chicago? Be sure you stop by ASE’s exhibit booth #21063. Pick up your FREE updated ASE Guidelines thumb drive, and learn more about the latest ASE educational products including live demos of Echo Test and Teach. You can also register onsite for one of ASE’s valuable live educational courses including the upcoming Annual Scientific Sessions. We look forward to seeing you!
March 24, 2016 By
ASE Headquarters Closed March 25
ASE Headquarters will be closed Friday, March 25 in observance of the holiday. Normal business hours will resume Monday, March 28.
February 11, 2016 By
Take the Express Lane to ASE Guidelines
Some ASE resources require a member password for access, but not ASE guideline documents. They are meant for sharing! ASE guideline documents are accessed and used by the cardiac ultrasound community worldwide – members and nonmembers. Need to find this information fast? No need to go through your member portal. Here are multiple ways to access the guidelines directly:
ASE guidelines webpage: ASEcho.org/guidelines
ASE guidelines by publication date (most recently published first). New documents are added as soon as they are available: ASEcho.org/ase-guidelines-by-publication-date
ASE guideline translations: ASEcho.org/translations
ASE guideline documents on the JASE webpage: OnlineJase.com (scroll down below “Issue Highlights” for most recent) or OnlineJase.com/content/aseguidelines for a complete list.
ASE guideline products: ASEMarketPlace.com or at Amazon.com
ASE guideline apps: ASEcho.org/apps
Bookmark these sites, visit often, and share with your colleagues … we don’t mind!
February 11, 2016 By
ASE Invites You to the Interventional Echocardiography Symposium
Join us for ASE’s first Interventional Echocardiography Symposium on Saturday, May 7. Some of the nation’s leading experts in Structural Heart have been assembled to offer a one day symposium, immediately following the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) Echo Week.
Topics include TAVR, MitraClip, LAA, PFOs and ASDs, transcatheter valves outside TAVR, and simulated Heart Valve Team meetings. This program is offered in cooperation with SCA. All ASE and SCA members receive discount pricing. Register now, and take advantage of our introductory pricing.
February 11, 2016 By
Wherever Your Heart Belongs in Echo, the ASE Foundation Can Help It Grow
The ASE Foundation and Valentine’s Day have one thing in common…HEARTS.
You have the opportunity to support many hearts that have a personal meaning to you by donating to one or more of ASEF’s initiatives.
- Area of Greatest Need
- Research Awards
- Travel Grants and Scholarships
- Guideline Translations and Dissemination
- Global Health Initiatives and Humanitarian Events
Want a way to make someone feel special this year while helping others? We can help! Make a donation in their honor and that recognition will be posted on our website, in a message directly to the recipient, and in our Honor Roll of Donors at the end of the year. Email foundation@asecho.org or call 919-297-7169 today for more information.
February 11, 2016 By
Still Time to Renew Your ASE Membership!
The easiest way to renew your 2016 ASE membership is online. If you have any questions or would like to renew your membership over the phone, please call us at 919-861-5574 or email ase@asecho.org.
January 22, 2016 By
ASE Headquarters Closed
ASE Headquarters is closed today, Friday, January 22 due to inclement weather. Normal business hours will resume Monday, January 25.
January 20, 2016 By
EHR Meaningful Use, What’s Next?
Last week acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Andy Slavitt, stated he intends to replace the Meaningful Use program in 2016. For more detail, read the following articles: EHR Meaningful Use to End in 2016, CMS Leader Says and Andy Slavitt puts meaningful use on ice; Read his J.P. Morgan speech transcript. Our Advocacy team had previously worked with the Alliance of Specialty Medicine and the AMA to advocate on behalf of echo practitioners that the original program needed improvement as physicians were unduly penalized for failure to meet requirements and measures not in their control.
A recent blog post from the CMS Blog provides more insight into the future of Meaningful Use.