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Policy and Advocacy Council
| Policy and Advocacy Council |
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- Facilitates communication and coordination among SVS entities involved in health policy.
Committee Members | Shipra Ayra | Mark A. Mattos |
| Coding Committee |
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- Oversees SVS CPT, RUC and ICD coding activities.
Committee Members | Francesco Aiello | Josh Lee |
| Government Relations Committee |
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- Oversees SVS government relations activities, including all federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting vascular surgery.
Committee Members | Kelly Byrnes | Syed Ali Rizvi |
| PAC Steering Committee |
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- Develops and implements SVS PAC promotion and fundraising strategies.
Committee Members | Shahram Aarabi | Krishna M. Jain |
| Performance Measures Committee |
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- Monitors and drafts SVS responses to national quality and value-based healthcare initiatives.
- ​Develops and tests SVS tools and activities, including measures, that support high quality, value-based care in vascular surgery.
- Negotiates with policymakers to advocate for implementation of SVS-sponsored activities that promote high quality and high value vascular care.
Committee Members | Jose Almeida | Timothy J. Nypaver |
| VA Vascular Surgeons Committee |
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- Monitors issues of concern to vascular surgeons practicing in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system.
- Develops programs and strategies to help VA vascular surgeons provide high quality patient care.
- Advises SVS leadership on ways the Society can better meet the needs of VA vascular surgeons.
Committee Members | Olamide Alabi | Philip P. Goodney |
