If veterans who need abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery are fully versed in both open and endovascular procedures, will they be happier with their choice?  

Drs. Peter Gloviczki, Peter Lawrence, Frank Veith and Mike Dalsing all have something in common:  they’ve faced a serious complication in surgery, managed it and learned lessons from the experience. With several others, these surgeons will relate their stories at a postgraduate session at the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting.

The Honorable Thomas Price, MD
Secretary
Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201

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SPECIAL REPORT: SVS Takes Aim at Addressing Physician Burnout, Wellness

Publish date: March 15, 2017 Vascular Specialist
(Photo Credit: Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock)

By: Malachi Sheahan, MD Dawn Coleman, MD Michael Goldberg, MD*

CMS has established a process for reporting postoperative encounters, inpatient and outpatient, during the surgical 10- or 90-day global period for a select number of procedure codes. The physician fee schedule (PFS) reimburses services based on all services rendered during the global period, inclusive of surgical procedures and all postoperative visits, as a single PFS payment.

Single sign-on simplifies access to SVS & JVS sites

How many sticky notes do YOU have on or near your computer to remind you of your various passwords?

It's probably more than a few.

The SVS and Society for Vascular Nursing have issued a joint statement encouraging vascular surgery teams to actively assist smokers with quitting smoking before surgery. 

The SVS Patient Safety Organization (SVS PSO) is launching two national initiatives aimed at improving patient care with a data-driven approach.

As of Jan. 20, the United States has a new president, Donald J. Trump.