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    Branding: Next SVS Town Hall to be held Sept. 17

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    SVS details opposition, support to CMS proposed rules

    Deadline extended for SCVS Young Surgeons Program

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    SVS addresses pair of critical payment-related proposed rules

    Study details radiation exposure learning curve among vascular trainees 

    Popliteal artery lesions: Two-year results from European DCB catheter registry announced

    Europe: ESVS publishes 2022 guidelines on management of chronic venous disease...

    Pilot study looks at undiagnosed vascular disease in homeless

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    VESAP5 debuting by Aug. 1

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    Surmodics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Pounce XL thrombectomy system

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    President Dalman: SVS Appointments Committee confidential

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    Terumo Aortic announces first commercial implant of Thoraflex Hybrid in US

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    Carotid stenting demonstrates comparable short- and long-term results to endarterectomy

    SVS adds ‘service’ criterion to Distinguished Fellows process

    Prepare to submit research for VAM, VRIC 2023

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    Former SVS president named ACS president-elect

    Cook Medical receives FDA breakthrough designation for new drug-eluting stent

    First implant of custom-made thoracoabdominal hybrid device in North America announced

    Engaging with primary care providers ‘critically important’ to improving AAA screening

    Premature PAD tied to higher amputation rates

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    FDA begins ‘real-time’ reporting of adverse event data

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    ‘VSITE predicts Qualifying Exam success’

    Town Halls to address wellness, appropriate use

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    Deadlines near for slew of awards, honors

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    SVS solicits comments on clinical practice guidelines covering carotid disease

    Vascular branding: Determining a vascular surgeon’s value

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    Paper on EVAR for large AAAs named 2020 poster winner

    ‘Why vascular?’: Grappling with the vascular workforce challenges of the future

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    Early-bird deadline for SAVS 2026 approaches

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    Updated intermittent claudication guidelines reflect a decade of new evidence

    Comments sought on CMS proposed coverage expansion for carotid stenting

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    Deadlines near for Society, Foundation awards

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    Review the year in SVS Foundation annual report

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    Curated Sessions: Look for the Labels

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    NESVS 2023: Cambria takes over as New England SVS president

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    AHA publishes updated scientific statement on PAD

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    Prepare to submit research for VAM 2024

    Letters to the Editor

    Coming soon: VRIC ONLINE 2020

    SVS mourns passing of former president

    Eastern Vascular Society presidency transfers from Ozsvath to Lal

    Robotic surgery: ‘We’ve missed the boat on this,’ says Houston vascular...

    Herbert Dardik, vascular luminary and lower-extremity bypass pioneer, dies at 84

    Earn precious CMEs and MOCs at SVS ONLINE

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    SVS Women’s Section delves into vascular trauma treatment intricacies amid ‘paucity...

    Prominent Seattle hospital issues COVID-19 clinical practice guidelines for vascular surgery

    Friday – On Tap

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    Endologix announces 36-month results of DETOUR2 study

    No increased risk of complications found with transradial access for carotid...

    Early TCAR results in higher ipsilateral postoperative stroke rates when compared...

    BEST-CLI: A year down the road

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    SVS encourages participation in compensation survey

    Data and device tweaks herald ‘practice-changing’ future for bioabsorbable scaffolds

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    Surfacer system IDE study results published

    SPECIAL REPORT: Reacting to virus in key locations across United States

    Philips expands commercial availability of LumiGuide imaging system

    Cost of burnout on physician health and surgical performance explored

    VAM 2021 taking shape, schedule changes to expand programming

    OBL: Keys to success in the outpatient setting

    ‘Battlefield first aid’: A peer-to-peer prescription for dealing with adverse surgical...

    pMAC

    BEST-CLI and the BASIL trials: Motion sees audience move in favor...

    Capitol Hill

    Advance: Navigating the policy and political processes on Capitol Hill

    Dalman to trainees: ‘Vascular surgery is a tremendously rewarding career’

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    Advocacy exists to serve: Surgeons, patients and our mission

    Vascular external support system use found to boost key functional outcomes...

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    Vascular pioneer to present International Lecture next week

    Countdown to Capitol Hill: SVS Advocacy and Leadership Conference nears

    Opening ceremony heralds ‘power’ of VAM attendance

    DEI: One speciality, many voices, diverse perspectives

    Data show potential of Limflow system to improve outcomes for no-option...

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    Government Grand Rounds: Educating through advocacy

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    CX 2023: Statins save lives after aortic repair regardless of dose

    VAM 2023: Endovascular thermal septotomy for chronic post-dissection aortic aneurysm

    PROMISE III: Six-month data ‘reinforce’ case for TADV in no-option CLTI...

    Honor mentors with gift to SVS Foundation

    SVS von Liebig Forum: Complex Aortic Endografting

    Penumbra launches Element vascular access system for VTE

    Formally introducing Christopher Audu

    Trainees step up to learn coding, reimbursement

    Healthcare on a precipice: SVS PAC stands ready to fight coming...

    VESS: Hospital Volume Is Tied to the Outcomes of Thoracoabdominal Aortic...

    SVS weighs in on 2023 Medicare payment rules for physicians and...

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    Planner, Mobile App Work Together to Simplify VAM Navigation

    One-year data from VenoValve US pivotal trial emerges

    Eastern Vascular Society set to stage day of service during 2024...

    Interventions associated with ‘poor’ two-year relief of intermittent claudication symptoms

    Sanford invents Breakthrough Device for TAAA

    SOOVC sub-section introduces two awards

    Von Liebig Forum part of SVS ONLINE opening day

    social support

    Study: Social support associated with better PAD health outcomes

    Channeling SVS messaging across diffuse mediums

    LimFlow system a ‘cost-effective and high-value alternative’ to traditional therapies

    Cannabis use disorder linked to greater odds of perioperative myocardial infarction...

    AVF 2023: Results from first US trial of Sonovein delivered

    SCVS 2024: Bismuth becomes 2024–25 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery president

    VAM 2024: Paper exploring stroke rates in arch TEVAR emerges as...

    FDA seeks to ‘modernize’ clinical trials with new draft guidance

    New data add to body of evidence highlighting ‘importance’ of vascular...

    SVS members get ready for second annual vascular health awareness event

    ‘Parenthood in vascular surgery a personal choice, not a professional deadline’

    Has the risk in the value-based payment model been sold as...

    Amplifi vein dilation system demonstrates ‘encouraging’ clinical results in hemodialysis access

    SVS online education hub goes live

    What the cost of cancer care teaches vascular specialists

    Auryon

    AngioDynamics announces CE mark approval in Europe for the Auryon system

    JVS JVS-VL

    March’s free-access articles in JVS, JVS-VL

    Diabetes Awareness Month: The utility of SVS branding fliers for diabetic...

    Nephrologist insights for vascular surgeons at hemodialysis access session

    Help diversity effort by completing member survey

    SVS has patient resources and guidelines on strokes

    Chronic venous insufficiency: Appeal over ‘not-approvable’ VenoValve fails

    PERT, AI and the rise of thrombectomy devices: ‘PERT leads to...

    IN.PACT AV DCB sustained ‘superior’ effectiveness in subgroups with high reintervention...

    New analysis shows patients treated with Penumbra’s CAVT technology for PE...

    Early Outcomes To Be Presented From ROADSTER 2

    Navigating the red tape: A case for hybrid ORs in the...

    Frank J. Veith joins ViTAA Medical Solutions’ board of directors

    Risk of cancer-related VTE recurrence ‘significantly lower’ using NOACs compared with...

    Three-year VIVO results back ‘continued safety and effectiveness’ of Zilver Vena...

    Calling all sleuths! Participate in VAM Scavenger Hunt to win prizes

    Vascular Research Initiatives Conference abstracts due

    Amplifi vein dilation system continues to show promise following latest first-in-human...

    Site neutral payments: Are there winners and losers?

    Robyn Macsata lectureship to debut at 2026 APDVS annual meeting

    ATEV

    FDA approves Humacyte’s Symvess for vascular trauma

    A recent snapshot of pediatric vascular trauma injuries

    Artery-to-vein AVF technique found to improve hemodynamics, increasing maturation and patency

    Patients with AAAs who had COVID-19 may need ‘more frequent surveillance’...

    First US commercial use of Tack Endovascular System in BTK arteries...

    VAM 2026 chairs discuss pathways to podium, poster presentations

    Wrapsody device

    Merit Medical announces FDA approval of the Wrapsody cell-impermeable endoprosthesis

    Surmodics announces early results from PROWL registry of Pounce thrombectomy system

    Elevated risk of AAAs among individuals suffering depression post-risk factor adjustment...

    Smoking status ‘should not deter nor delay’ endovascular intervention in femoropopliteal...

    CX 2022: Overtreatment in venous disease: Financial incentives are ‘the elephant...

    Study reveals higher PAD detection rates in women despite similar risk...

    Study cites drop in aortic dissection cases in NY during pandemic

    More than half of medical students altered Match ranking order after...

    ‘Excellent’ one-year outcomes from ROADSTER 3 show TCAR is ‘safe and...

    Vascular Specialist–August 2021

    Early feasibility study for Velocity pAVF system now fully enrolled

    SWEDEPAD unplanned interim analysis shows no difference in all-cause mortality for...

    Study detects no difference in adverse outcomes from balloon dilatation strategy...

    Medical therapy gains highlight need to reassess carotid surgery

    SVS executive director elected to executive council of Council of Medical...

    Help fund future of vascular health by serving on SVS Foundation...

    Deep venous stenting presents advantage over ablation in achieving better ulcer...

    SurVeil DCB demonstrates sustained durability of safety, efficacy endpoints in TRANSCEND

    VRIC 2024 to hear from leading light on role of immunity...

    OBL: Community surgeons discuss surviving private practice in office-based labs

    Carotid intervention linked to improved survival versus medical management in symptomatic...

    New sirolimus data provide encouragement despite ‘potentially disappointing’ efficacy results

    ‘I’m a big fan of firsts’: Nationally renowned speaker on DEI...

    tcar restenotic carotid lesions

    BEST-CLI trial spline model analysis breaks new ground in assessing the...

    Postgraduate courses stacked with key content

    SVS Foundation Board of Directors welcomes two new members to its...

    UCLA-SVS review course is this month

    Long-term VQI-VISION analysis sheds light on PVI versus bypass in aortoiliac...

    Charting the Benefits of AAA Screening in England

    New randomised data show cyanoacrylate glue performs strongly on patient satisfaction

    Lead vascular surgeon on first use of Fiber Optic RealShape in...

    TCAR may be associated with favorable outcomes in restenotic carotid lesions,...

    Change Doesn’t Come Easy! But Is Needed

    Roundtable on varicose veins guidelines set for Dec. 6

    SCVS 2023: DAPT linked to better post-TCAR outcomes versus other drug...

    Vascular trainees better prepared for open aortic practice than commonly reported,...

    Prediabetes screening: ‘Target of reducing disparities should be geared towards advocacy’

    CMS: Proposed reduced conversion factor would cut vascular surgeon reimbursements

    VESS 2024: Determining success in vascular surgery across the generations

    Showcasing a ‘rewarding field’: student-trainee program at VAM deals with full...

    VESS 2022: Novel use of TCAR to treat complex brachiocephalic disease...

    Foot vein arterialization study shows 77.8% limb salvage rate

    VIVA Physicians publishes analysis evaluating mortality and paclitaxel-coated devices

    APDVS says goodbye to two long-term leaders during spring meeting

    Frailty still strongly linked to mortality after EVAR for AAA

    CMS publishes 2020 round of coding changes for vascular surgeons

    Presenting a united front to address vascular surgery’s structural and financial...

    SVS announces future launch of vascular verification program, aiming to enhance...

    Tracci assumes presidency of Southern Vascular

    Coaches ‘integral’ to SVS SET app program

    No relationship found between DW-MRI lesions and long-term stroke risk following...

    RapidAI earns US FDA clearance for AI-driven aortic measurement and surveillance...

    SVS president, JVS editors respond to controversial paper furor

    EACTS and STS guidelines recognize aorta ‘as an organ in its...

    VenoValve first-in-human

    Three-year VenoValve first-in-human trial data published

    Professionalism: #Medbikini through the eyes of an aspiring medical student

    VQI Fellows in Training program marks one year

    SVS varicose vein guideline webinar set for Oct. 10

    Vascular surgeons discuss COVID-19 impact on pregnancy, family, career

    ‘Unique’ vascular meeting set to update surgeons, prioritize audience debate

    Regional society leaders look forward to VAM and beyond

    WFVS seeks to help shape future of global vascular training through...

    Congress delays steep Medicare payment cuts

    Study: Decreased complication among EVAR conversion patients anticipated when managed at...

    Learn coding intricacies at October workshop on reimbursement

    Surgeons must stay skilled in femorotibial/pedal bypass surgery, Paris audience hears

    enVVeno receives ‘unfavorable’ appeal decision from FDA for VenoValve device

    SAVS makes travel scholarship applications call for 2024 meeting

    Prognostic tool for CVO stenting set to enhance therapeutic decision-making and...

    CMS creates new billing code for central venous vascular access system

    Innovation: ISET audience hears what’s on the horizon for CLTI patients

    ‘Female sex predicts reintervention after elective EVAR for AAA’

    DETOUR1 and DETOUR2 pooled analysis of bypass system reveals primary rate...

    Review urges development of protocols to reduce hypersensitivity reactions after cyanoacrylate...

    First patient treated in global strategic collaboration involving Cydar Maps technology

    ‘The patient is there to see me and my face’: Making...

    CMS confirms broadened Medicare coverage of carotid artery stenting in final...

    The ABS-VSB: Extolling the virtues of vascular surgery’s independent board

    Study identifies ‘critical need’ for guidelines on appropriate use of atherectomy

    New analysis finds DCBs lead to greater four-year survival after fempop...

    ‘Time matters’: New study finds novel EHR workflow improves timeliness in...

    SVS, ACS launch new quality verification program

    New imaging technique has potential to identify patients at high risk...

    Class of 2024–25: VQI announces third annual set of Fellowship in...

    Research suggests arm vein is the best alternative bypass conduit to...

    The utility of renal stenting in hemodialysis patients: One in five...

    Research on aortic size index as predictor of AAAs in men...

    Wound healing research earns SVS Foundation prize, place on VAM stage

    SVS Clinical Research Seed Grant deadline pushed to March 8

    Julie A. Freischlag becomes president of American College of Surgeons

    FDA deems Envveno’s VenoValve ‘not-approvable’

    Interview: Combating the problem of spin, or overinterpretation, in RCTs

    VAM: Spotlight on Tuesday and Wednesday

    In historic first, SVS holds online officer voting

    Audible Bleeding now flows through SVS

    Study weighs up total transfemoral and upper extremity approaches for F/BEVAR

    First patient enrolled in study of integrated laser atherectomy and IVL...

    ‘Inordinate amount’ of vascular surgery’s Medicare payments go to narrow group,...

    Discussing ERAS—Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

    ‘Vascular surgery is leading the way’: Neurodivergence in care

    Study provides new insights on COVID-19 risk in patients receiving dialysis

    Re-visit VAM: Watch sessions you missed

    SCVS 2022: ‘We should not allow our industry relationships influence how...

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    SVS makes fresh call for active participation in compensation survey

    First patient enrolled globally in SELUTION SLR study for AV fistulae

    Vascular Specialist–May 2021

    VESAP5 on course to debut this summer

    Viz.ai reveals launch of new AI-powered modules for pulmonary embolism, aortic...

    Physician-modified endografts ‘safe and effective’ for thoracoabdominal and complex AAA repair

    Terumo Aortic gains FDA approval for Treo endovascular device

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    Generational divide: Do baby boomers and millennials see eye-to-eye on vascular...

    Endologix announces first patients treated with the Detour system

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in July

    Help tell the SVS story through images

    Interim results of covered stent-graft hint at ‘new avenue’ in dialysis...

    alucent biomedical

    Alucent Biomedical announces FDA approval to proceed with natural vascular scaffolding...

    Terumo Aortic announces first commercial implants of RelayPro in US

    Details emerge on VRIC’s move to VAM 2021

    One-year STRIDE study data show ‘meaningful’ limb salvage, mortality and QoL...

    Founding fathers of EVAR set to gather to mark 40 years...

    First patient enrolled in IDE study of Aquedeon Medical’s Duett vascular...

    SVS Foundation set to launch Enrico Ascher Vascular Innovation Institute at...

    VOYAGER PAD analyses shed light on use of rivaroxaban in high-risk...

    Cuts to Medicare: ‘As vascular disease complexity increases, reimbursement for complex...

    VQI@VAM: Quality takes center stage at VQI meeting, initiative making much...

    SVS issues statement abhorring injustice and violence amid unrest in US

    The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You

    First patient enrolled in PEERLESS study of FlowTriever system

    ‘This is just the beginning’: SVS launches patient-facing website in opening...

    Significant reintervention after F-BEVAR ‘does not negatively impact survival’

    VAM 2017 Features Alliances and Teamwork

    Endologix receives FDA approval of PMA supplement for AFX2 system

    Letter from NYC: Lessons learned ahead of possible future waves of...

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    The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist items of June 2022

    SVS PAC has weathered the storm of 2020

    Cook announces US launch of Zenith iliac branch device

    Explaining the No Surprises Act

    Elder statesman of venous disease delivers golfing metaphor for fortitude, wellness

    Crawford Forum on multispecialty vascular care: ‘We can work together’

    The numbers are in: VAM 2023 adds up to another SVS...

    SVS ONLINE: A meeting of firsts

    Why VAM was shifted to August amid COVID-19 vaccination rollout

    Open repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm proves preferable to endovascular repair

    Your SVS: Executive Board sets course for year

    First patient treated in ARISE II study of ascending stent graft

    Tackling health insecurity ‘from the top down and the bottom up’

    Dispatches from the vascular front: COVID-19 strikes New Jersey like ‘tidal...

    WVS 2025: David Rigberg takes over as president of Western Vascular...

    Society for Vascular Surgery addresses latest mainstream media reports on atherectomy

    SVS prepares for important member survey to be held in November

    Smoking cessation remains a challenge among PAD patients undergoing revascularization

    Focus on Office-Based Care

    Vascular science webinar slated for May 28

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    Special VAM session underscores ‘complementary’ nature of open and endovascular strategies...

    Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns

    Women are at a higher risk of iliac vein stent failure,...

    Med students: Q&A webinar on vascular specialty slated for May 13

    Cook Medical issues Class I recall for Beacon Tip angiographic catheters

    First patient enrolled in Wrapsody endoprosthesis registry study

    FDA grants IDE approval for Selution SLR drug-eluting balloon

    SVS approves FY 2024-2025 budget, sets priorities

    Serration angioplasty associated with reduced recoil in infrapopliteal arteries compared with...

    Service: Giving back

    BIO-OSCAR SOC trial examines standard of care in PAD treatment

    Urban residents have smaller risk of mortality from chronic limb-threatening ischemia

    Adjunctive compression to standard prophylaxis for postoperative VTE shows benefit in...

    High-risk venous stasis ulceration patients show similar healing rates after multi-modal...

    Ontario registry risk model provides ‘reliable’ predictions of stroke, death following...

    Making it Personal Through a Career of Service

    TCAR and endarterectomy both ‘reasonable’ but stenting linked to worse outcomes...

    When world vascular societies combined to produce new global guidelines for...

    ‘Successful’ first-in-human use of the Efemoral scaffold system announced

    VAM: Industry-sponsored symposia

    CX 2020 LIVE: Vascular access session showcases new technologies, debate on...

    Dispatches: Vascular surgery and pandemic redeployment in New Orleans

    Advanced Practice Providers Vital to Vascular Team

    SVS advocacy efforts help spark landmark change in research effort requirements

    Getting medical devices to market: The future might not be now,...

    Atherectomy in PAD: Meta-analysis of ‘extensive’ published literature supports use in...

    Deadline for inaugural SVS visiting professorship to advance young surgeons’ careers...

    How physician assistants help vascular surgery teams provide ‘continuity of care’

    Medtronic issues voluntary recall for TurboHawk Plus directional atherectomy system

    Female sex ‘should be considered an independent risk factor’ for new...

    Leadership and culture: Nurturing our immune system

    Chocolate Touch DCB for treatment of peripheral arterial disease receives FDA...

    embolization

    Cross-specialty approach to embolization ‘provides the best care for patients’

    The Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Welcomes You to VAM 2017

    VOYAGER PAD: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin should be considered after lower-extremity bypass...

    Vascular Specialist–March 2021

    Clinical evaluation of robotic-assisted peripheral artery intervention in human completed

    Six top tips to help navigate interview season

    Houston, we have a dialysis access problem

    For Diabetes Month, diabetes resources for SVS members, patients

    Resident Research Award Highlights Diet-Based Strategy to Prevent Vein Graft Disease

    ‘Disproportionate decrease’: Vascular surgeons see buying power fall, study finds

    In search of the ‘holy grail’: New analysis brings aneurysm rupture...

    Six-month IN.PACT AV Access results show superiority of DCB angioplasty

    Vascular Quality Initiative launches ‘My PAD’ pilot

    SVS launches national smoking cessation initiative

    Everyone Can Participate in Gala Silent Auction

    Endologix receives FDA Breakthrough Device designation for ChEVAS system

    Preparing for arrival of CMS Quality Payment Program year 4

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