In your last year and half of training, you will need to give serious thought to your future vascular surgery career. This practice memo briefly describes the steps involved in a job search, such as the interview process, tips on finding the right practice fit, as well as contract expectations and the preparation needed to be credentialed after you have secured a job.
Depending upon your practice location, your involvement in the management of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients will vary. However, for most vascular surgeons entering private practice, the management of these complex patients will be a significant portion of your caseload, which can directly affect the growth of your practice. This practice memo explores this topic in more depth.
Prepared by Stephen P. Murray, MD, FACSa and Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBAb on behalf of the SVS Community Practice Committee
This practice memo is intended to aid vascular surgeons contemplating or in the process of a practice merger/acquisition with the business questions and decisions involved in the process.
The Board of Directors of the Society for Vascular Surgery has voted to endorse a statement by the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons on firearm injuries.
Prepared by Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBAa and Michael Go, MDa on behalf of the SVS Community Practice Committee
This practice memo briefly describes how to design a compensation plan, pros and cons of various incentives, financial drivers in formulas, and recent trends in compensation formulas in private practices and hospital employed vascular surgeons, as well as a few negotiation tips.
Prepared by the SVS Young Surgeons Advisory Committee
This is the second in a series of practice memos that are being developed to assist vascular surgeons to effectively market their practices.
This is the second in a series of practice memos that are being developed to assist vascular surgeons to effectively market their practices. This section will focus on assessing your unique situation before beginning your introduction to the community.
Vascular disease is among the leading causes of death in the United States, yet is generally asymptomatic until a catastrophic event occurs, such as a stroke or aneurysm rupture.
As of January 1, 2011, co-insurance for the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening benefit in Medicare (G0389) was waived for beneficiaries who qualify for this one-time screening as part of the Welcome to Medicare Physical Exam, which is available during the first twelve months of Medicare el
Prepared by the SVS Young Surgeons Advisory Committee
This is the first in a series of practice memos developed to assist vascular surgeons to effectively market their practices.
This is the first in a series of practice memos developed to assist vascular surgeons to effectively market their practices. This section will focus on how to define your competitive edge.
This article highlights 5 essential tips when applying to vascular surgery training programs.
Many aspects of health care in the United States are the best in the world; however, escalating expense, lack of access and variable quality must be addressed.
The Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act passed the full (US) Senate as a last minute amendment to the Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation package in November 2005, but was not included in the House package because Medicare was not addressed.
For many vascular surgeons, the vascular lab has become an integral extension of the physical examination, offers an excellent modality of non-invasive testing, and validates the scientific basis for vascular surgery.This practice memo focuses on how to start a vascular lab, certification requirements, and the accreditation process.
This practice memo reviews the board certification process for vascular surgery and provides some helpful hints for preparation.
Deciding on a field to pursue during medical school can take a great deal of soul-searching. For many, just deciding between a medical field and a surgical field alone can be difficult. This article focuses on how to make the most out of exploring the vascular surgery specialty.
In an effort to alter specific policies in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY 2019 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rules, Society for Vascular Surgery leaders have submitted a 20-page comment letter with recommendations to CMS.
A letter from the SVS Foundation Chair
Because …
That’s the simple – yet multifaceted — theme for our SVS Foundation Annual Report (just released and available at vsweb.org/ SVSF_Annual_Report_ 2018) and for our annual Giving Campaign.
Membership in the Society for Vascular Surgery is a valuable resource at all stages of your career. You receive:
Community and professional standing
The Society for Vascular Surgery emphasizes not only education and research, but also public awareness.
SVS: Compression may promote, but not cause, iliac DVT LEFT ILIAC VEIN COMPRESSION IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INFRAINGUINAL DVT BUT IS ASSOCIATED WITH ILIAC VEIN INVOLVEMENT. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, November 2018.
PREOPERATIVE RISK SCORE TO PREDICT MORTALITY AFTER REPAIR OF RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS, Journal of Vascular Surgery, October 2018.
NHLBI has extended the combined number of years of K training support from six to eight years for the K08 and K23 grants. This means that for clinician scientists with K08 or K23 awards they can stay on a K12 or KL2 program for up to three years and then request a five year indivi
Proposed Rules Include Substantial Cuts to Vascular Labs
After reviewing proposals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Society for Vascular Surgery has drafted comments to mitigate potentially substantial negative effects on SVS members.
Why should vascular surgeons or their coding staff attend the SVS Coding and Reimbursement Workshop? The short answer is: reimbursement, risk and red tape.
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms risk scores, based on four variables, allows accurate prediction of 30-day mortality after repair, according to a study published in October’s Journal of Vascular Surgery.
The Society for Vascular Surgery has translated the updated guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysms into Spanish, aimed at the large population of Spanish-speaking vascular surgeons.
I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Ronald Dalman, the Walter C. and Elsa R. Chidester Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University.
In an effort to alter specific policies in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY 2019 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Rules, Society for Vascular Surgery leaders have submitted a 20-page comment letter with recommendations to CMS.
A letter from the SVS Foundation Chair
Because …
That’s the simple – yet multifaceted — theme for our SVS Foundation Annual Report (just released and available at vsweb.org/ SVSF_Annual_Report_ 2018) and for our annual Giving Campaign.
Membership in the Society for Vascular Surgery is a valuable resource at all stages of your career. You receive:
Community and professional standing
The Society for Vascular Surgery emphasizes not only education and research, but also public awareness.
SVS: Compression may promote, but not cause, iliac DVT LEFT ILIAC VEIN COMPRESSION IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INFRAINGUINAL DVT BUT IS ASSOCIATED WITH ILIAC VEIN INVOLVEMENT. Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, November 2018.
PREOPERATIVE RISK SCORE TO PREDICT MORTALITY AFTER REPAIR OF RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS, Journal of Vascular Surgery, October 2018.
NHLBI has extended the combined number of years of K training support from six to eight years for the K08 and K23 grants. This means that for clinician scientists with K08 or K23 awards they can stay on a K12 or KL2 program for up to three years and then request a five year indivi
Proposed Rules Include Substantial Cuts to Vascular Labs
After reviewing proposals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Society for Vascular Surgery has drafted comments to mitigate potentially substantial negative effects on SVS members.
Why should vascular surgeons or their coding staff attend the SVS Coding and Reimbursement Workshop? The short answer is: reimbursement, risk and red tape.
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms risk scores, based on four variables, allows accurate prediction of 30-day mortality after repair, according to a study published in October’s Journal of Vascular Surgery.
The Society for Vascular Surgery has translated the updated guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysms into Spanish, aimed at the large population of Spanish-speaking vascular surgeons.
I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Ronald Dalman, the Walter C. and Elsa R. Chidester Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery at Stanford University.