In August, the U.S. House has taken a huge step forward in health and research funding, as Congress has not passed a Labor HHS funding bill without an omnibus since 2007.

Materials from the February webinar on the Quality Payment Program, including how surgeons can still avoid reimbursement penalties for 2017, are now available online.

The materials will also inform surgeons and their staff how to:

• Get started with 2018 reporting

It’s already April. In years past, that meant the SVS membership application process was closed for the year.

But for 2018, SVS has moved to a new system, with membership applications reviewed quarterly.

SVS Updates 2008 GuidelinesA cardiology colleague once invited Keith Calligaro, MD, to speak at a cardiology conference. As he was about to take the podium, the moderator asked the audience, “Can you believe that Dr.

After three years of work, research and study, vascular experts from around the world have released a new, far-reaching global guideline on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), formerly known as critical limb ischemia.

The E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum – marking 25 years under that name this year – is a mainstay of the Vascular Annual Meeting.

But who was E. Stanley Crawford?

Up to 28 AAPA Credits Possible

Physician assistants want to showcase how important PAs are to the vascular team, and learn more about vascular disease and medical management at the same time.

At VAM, FeedbackDrives Programming

Physician burnout, fiscal challenges, lifelong learning and additional courses on hemodialysis: those all will be featured in this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting.

From JVS-VL: Public Funding of EVA Reduces Costs

Publicly funded endovenous ablation has reduced the rates of high ligation and stripping, which in turn has reduced costs to the Canadian health system by approximately $42,000 a year.

Between billing, coding, keeping electronic medical records up to date and … oh yes, … actual surgery, vascular surgeons increasingly report feeling overwhelmed and burned out.