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August 16, 2017 • Article
PAD Content For Physicians & Medical Professionals
August 10, 2017 • Article
Get Started With MIPS, MACRA; View Webinar
The SVS Patient Safety Organization and M2S, in conjunction with the SVS, presented a webinar last month on getting started in the Medicare reimbursement program, including the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). For those who couldn't attend, it is posted, along with the presentation slides, on the Vascular Quality Initiative website's home page. View it today to get up to speed on MIPS and MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015).
July 26, 2017 • Article
SVS Supports Medical Liability Reform Bill
Before departing for the July 4 recess, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1215, “Protecting Access to Care Act,” 218-210, a bill that SVS supports. The legislation is modeled after medical liability reform laws already in place in Texas and California, among other states that have a positive effect on increasing access to care and keeping health care costs affordable for patients and physicians.
July 24, 2017 • Article
At the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting (May 31-June 3), the SVS Foundation awarded a number of basic and clinical research grants. SVS Foundation and American College of Surgeons Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development AwardKaren Woo, MD; University of California, Los Angeles; Outcomes of Dialysis Vascular Access in the Elderly
July 17, 2017 • Article
Please comment on proposed clinical guidelines
New Clinical Practice Guidelines on AAA Patient Care The SVS Document Oversight Committee is requesting your comments on the proposed SVS Clinical Practice Guidelines on “The Care of Patients with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.” Please use the link below to download the guideline for review. Once you have completed review of the guidelines, please use the the second link below to provide your comments. The open comment period ends Aug. 1. Submit comments either by using the link below or the link at the end of the documen itself.
