Session XIV: Organization of Healthcare

Friday, September 19, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM US Pacific Time

Location: Chula Vista Ballroom Salons 1-3

Moderator(s)

Samuel Horr, MD

Nashville, TN, United States
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Jamie Merriam (she/her/hers)

Boerne, TX, United States
Aarti Mittal, DO (she/her/hers)

University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
Yorba Linda, CA, United States
Peter Monteleone, MD

Director
Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
University of Texas at Austin Dell School of Medicine
Austin, TX, United States
Steven Pugliese, MD

University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Eric Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM (he/him/his)

Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States
Parashar Patel

Principal
McDermott+
Boston, MA, United States

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM US Pacific Time

Big System, Big Impact: The HCA Perspective
Speaker: Samuel Horr, MD
Speaker: Jamie Merriam (she/her/hers)
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM US Pacific Time

Big System, Big Impact: The Ascension Perspective
Speaker: Peter Monteleone, MD – Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM US Pacific Time

PERT: Paying for Care: Reimbursement for Procedures and Patients in 2025
Speaker: Parashar Patel – McDermott+
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM US Pacific Time

PERT Models of Care: Under-resourced but Making it Work
Speaker: Aarti C. Mittal, DO (she/her/hers)
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM US Pacific Time

PERTs in Overresourced Academic Centers: Who Pays for What?!
Speaker: Steven Pugliese, MD – University of Pennsylvania
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM US Pacific Time

The PERT Database: Mission Critical Real World Evidence
Speaker: Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School