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Recent Articles
VESAP5 mobile app now available
The mobile app for the fifth edition Vascular Educational Self-Assessment Program (VESAP5)—for both Android and Apple operating systems— is now available. Apple users need to visit the App Store, while Android users should visit Google Play (play.Google.com).
The Society for Vascular Surgery Valuation Work Group Publishes New Report Highlighting the Value of Vascular Surgeons to the Health Care System
Report Finds the Role of Vascular Surgeons May be Underappreciated and an Investment in Vascular Surgeons will Provide a Substantial Return for the Health Care System
ACC and SVS Begin 2021 with a United Vascular Registry
Existing registries have now combined into a single resource focused on improving care and outcomes of patients with vascular disease
VAM shifted to August amid COVID pandemic, vaccination rollout
By Beth Bales
To enhance the chances of being able to hold the 2021 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in-person, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has moved the conference, lock, stock and barrel to mid-August.
Foundation donors meet challenge
By Beth Bales
The SVS Foundation received an extra infusion of contributions in late 2020, thanks to more than 40 new donors and the generosity of four members who matched a portion of these donations.
Journal supplement outlines updated guidelines, reporting standards
By Beth Bales
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is starting 2021 with updated guidelines and reporting standards for three vascular conditions.
SVS PAC recaps 2020, offers goals for 2021
By Hasan Aldailami, MD, and Andrew Barleben, MD,
It is difficult to put 2020 into words. However, despite everything bad that has gone on in the U.S. and nationally, the SVS PAC was lucky to have some successes.
SVS Foundation’s new initiative to address disparities in vascular health
By Beth Bales
Significant disparities in healthcare services in the United States result in unnecessary limb loss, stroke and death. Vascular health professionals are developing new programs to address these inequities, through the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Foundation.
Q&A: Education Committee chair drills down on the details
SVS Education Committee chair Kellie Brown, MD, sits down with Beth Bales to answer some questions about the new SVS education platform.
Q. Portal? Website? SVS OnDemand? I keep hearing these terms. What’s what?
New study provides more support for minimally invasive treatments for great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence
Researchers compared three techniques in the treatment of varicose pathology: radiofrequency ablation (RFA), high ligation and stripping (HLS) and conservative hemodynamic correction of venous insufficiency (CHIVA) to determine superior intervention
Study of patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair suggests screening guidelines may be inadequate
ROSEMONT, Ill., January 5, 2020 – A retrospective study analyzing approximately 55,000 patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair suggests current AAA screening guidelines may be inadequate in detecting a significant number of new cases.
Continuing the cause of the SVS Branding Toolkit
A new SVS Branding Toolkit is the culmination of hard work over the past two years by the Public and Professional Outreach (PPO) Committee, according to campaign spearhead and committee chair Joseph L. Mills, MD. And there’s more to come for 2021.
Pushing forward VA facilities for the betterment of vascular surgery
The SVS VA Vascular Surgeons Committee is looking ahead this year to reclaim procedural volume at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities—ravaged by COVID-19—and to facilitate construction of hybrid suites.
Inaugural leadership program overcomes pandemic difficulties
The inaugural cohort of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Leadership Development Program had to show some resilience early.
CMS confirms Physician Fee Schedule cuts; SVS members asked to contact lawmakers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) has delivered a blow to vascular surgery in the form of a 7% cut in total payment for the services it provides. The cuts are included in the agency’s final rule for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and were slated to take effect Jan.1, 2021.
Dalman to trainees: ‘Vascular surgery is a tremendously rewarding career’
For aspiring vascular trainees, interview season is a time of great stress as well as opportunity. Graduating medical students and residents prepare the pitches of a lifetime.
Appropriateness Committee seeks to push ahead with new guidelines
It was a central plank of the presidential agenda set out by immediate past president Kim Hodgson, MD. And now the SVS Appropriateness Committee has targeted further development of the Society’s first set of Appropriate Use Criteria guidelines.
New committee to deliver diversity position statement
The newly formed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee plans to implement the recommendations from the DEI Task Force.
New Year will bring new SVS online education portal
As part of the Education Council (see related story, below), the Education Committee is breaking new ground in 2021.
Overseeing governance and expanding SVS footprint
The Policy and Advocacy Council is composed of the leaders of the Coding and Reimbursement, Government Relations, PAC, Quality and Performance Measures, and VA Vascular Surgeons committees.
Gaining stronger representation for community practice surgeons
Since its inception, the Community Practice Committee has been a valuable resource for surgeons working in settings that serve local communities.
Recent Articles
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Reopens
CMS has reopened the 2021 MIPS EUC application to allow groups, virtual groups, and APM Entities to submit an application requesting MIPS performance category reweighting due to the ongoing COVID-19 PHE. (Because of the automatic EUC policy, individual clinicians don’t need to su
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Reopens
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Reopens and Deadline Extended to March 31, 2022
Congress Failed Our Nation’s Health Care Providers by Allowing Massive Medicare Cuts to Take Effect That Will Harm Seniors
Continuing resolution to fund the government disregards need to protect patient access to care. WASHINGTON, December 2, 2021 – Congress is on the brink of allowing massive Medicare cuts to go into effect at the start of the new year based on the language of the continuing resolution
Study Shows Intraoperative Vascular Surgeon Consultations are Increasing at a Major American Trauma Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media ContactBeth Richmanbrichman1@gmail.com312-806-8999
Findings Reinforce Vascular Surgeons’ Value for Trauma Centers
Medicare Cuts to Vascular Surgery Ignore Realities of Pandemic and Will Harm Patient Care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) urges Congress to stop the harmful Medicare cuts that will take effect in less than two months and will limit patient access to needed care; Majority of the U.S. House supports stopping the cuts.
More Than One Million Health Care Providers Tell Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts
Organizations representing more than one million physician and non-physician health care providers unite to protect care for the millions of seniors who rely on the Medicare program.
Study Shows Increase in Risk of Renal Failure Following Lytic Therapy for Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis
A large single-center retrospective study reveals the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a high as 22%.
Recent Articles
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Reopens
CMS has reopened the 2021 MIPS EUC application to allow groups, virtual groups, and APM Entities to submit an application requesting MIPS performance category reweighting due to the ongoing COVID-19 PHE. (Because of the automatic EUC policy, individual clinicians don’t need to su
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Reopens
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Application Reopens and Deadline Extended to March 31, 2022
Congress Failed Our Nation’s Health Care Providers by Allowing Massive Medicare Cuts to Take Effect That Will Harm Seniors
Continuing resolution to fund the government disregards need to protect patient access to care. WASHINGTON, December 2, 2021 – Congress is on the brink of allowing massive Medicare cuts to go into effect at the start of the new year based on the language of the continuing resolution
Study Shows Intraoperative Vascular Surgeon Consultations are Increasing at a Major American Trauma Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media ContactBeth Richmanbrichman1@gmail.com312-806-8999
Findings Reinforce Vascular Surgeons’ Value for Trauma Centers
Medicare Cuts to Vascular Surgery Ignore Realities of Pandemic and Will Harm Patient Care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) urges Congress to stop the harmful Medicare cuts that will take effect in less than two months and will limit patient access to needed care; Majority of the U.S. House supports stopping the cuts.
More Than One Million Health Care Providers Tell Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts
Organizations representing more than one million physician and non-physician health care providers unite to protect care for the millions of seniors who rely on the Medicare program.
Study Shows Increase in Risk of Renal Failure Following Lytic Therapy for Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis
A large single-center retrospective study reveals the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a high as 22%.