Articles & Press Releases

The SVS Government Relations office on Capitol Hill, helps members and their patients through not only its legislative and regulatory work but also oversight of the SVS Political Action Committee.

Successes include:

Legislative

Because of challenges involved in transferring patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms from one facility to another, the Western Vascular Society has adopted a set of 15 guidelines on how to make that decision and help standardize care.

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*

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Innovation, inspiration, invigoration Specialists, allied professionals, find more to do at the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting

Nurses Week is May 6-12

“Prospective, nonrandomized study to evaluate endovascular repair of pararenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using fenestrated-branched endografts based on supraceliac sealing zones.” Journal of Vascular Surgery, May 2017.

A CLOGGED ARTERY IN THE NECK IS THE LIKELY CULPRIT – HERE’S WHY

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1, 2017 – Since a stroke occurs in the brain, it might seem like that’s where the problem originated. But that is not usually the case.

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

Joint Effort of the Society for Vascular Surgery and American Venous Forum Off to a Good Start

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.

For trauma patients faced with limb loss, the old axiom about necessity and invention has never seemed more true.

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.

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SVS PSO AIMS FOR 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE AMONG PARTICIPATING CENTERS

Adjusting for Aortic Size Index reduces gender differences in outcomes; may be a better indicator threshold for female patients