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

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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.

SVS members, encourage all vascular nurses and vascular technologists to attend the Society for Vascular Nursing’s (SVN) 35th Annual Convention, to benefit vascular nurses, nurse practitioners, vascular technologists, cardiovascular nurses, physician assistants and nurses/techs working in cath la

The SVS’ Wound, Ischemia and foot infection (Wifi) classification system was proposed to predict one-year amputation risk and potential benefit from revascularization.