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Comments sought on VTE Guidelines
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is seeking feedback from SVS members by Oct. 2 on its draft recommendations for ASH guidelines on VTE in the context of pregnancy and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia. The guidelines have been posted for comment. Members…
How is MACRA Data Gathering Going? Final 2017 90-day Reporting Period Begins Oct. 2
Payment adjustments for Medicare reimbursement come in 2019 — but the adjustments are based on data being collected now, in 2017. If you have not begun collecting data as yet, you MUST begin no later than Oct. 2, 2017! You…
Learn More about Medicare Reimbursement, Reporting Requirements
The Society for Vascular Surgery will hold two Q&A town-hall webinars Sept. 12 and 19 on Medicare reimbursement and how it will affect members’ practices. The webinars will feature an open Q&A forum to provide information to those still struggling…
Submit VAM Session Topic Proposals
SVS is seeking proposals for invited sessions from internal committees and members alike for the 2018 Vascular Annual Meeting, June 20-23 (exhibits: June 21 to 22; plenaries: June 21 to 23) in Boston, Mass. Invited sessions consist of postgraduate courses,…
Shinal v. Toms: It’s Now Harder to Get Informed Consent
Question: Which of the following statements regarding Shinal v. Toms, a recent landmark decision on informed consent, is correct?: A. The case was heard in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and its decision is binding only in that state. B. It…
Letters to the Editor: ‘Endo hubris’ – We got letters
[Editor’s Note: Dr. Russell Samson’s June editorial, “Endo hubris,” discussed the balance between open and endovascular surgery. His article garnered the most reader comment we have yet received. The letters that follow carry on this important discussion with a variety…
Unskilled and unaware
In 1999, two psychologists, David Dunning and his student Justin Kruger, published a paper that demonstrated people who are really bad at something tend to believe that they are really good (J Pers Soc Psychol. 1999;77:1121-34). They also posited that…
Learn All About Coding
Learn all about coding and reimbursement, from the essentials to modifiers to future initiatives at the SVS Coding and Reimbursement Workshop, Oct. 13-14, in Chicago. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.…
VESAP4 Mobile App Coming Soon
The mobile companion app (Apple products only) for VESAP4 is expected to be released by mid-September. The app permits users to access the program offline anywhere and sync up with the desktop app when later connected to the Internet. It…
Attend Review Course
Getting ready for exams? Attend the UCLA/SVS Symposium/joint review course, “A Comprehensive Review and Update of What’s new in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,” set for Aug. 26-28 in Beverly Hills, Calif.