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In focus: Outpatient vascular practice
This month, Vascular Specialist launches its newest column, The Outpatient, which seeks to cover issues near and dear to the hearts of vascular surgeons practicing in outpatient settings such as office-based labs (OBLs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Here, in…
SVS task force continues fight to stop cuts
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Medicare Cuts Task Force is continuing its work to stop the proposed cuts in physician reimbursement from going through as planned in 2022. The task force was created to respond to the proposed 2022…
SVS: A lesson in unity through diverse talent
Today’s emphasis on diversity is nearly inescapable, while examples of true unity seem scarcer. Is there really a way the two can co-exist or work together beneficially? Consider some of your favorite bands, or even successful sports teams. Even a…
The choice between autonomy, true partnership—or the slow drift to ‘thralldom‘
Anthony Valdés, MBA, the president of Tampa, Florida-based Collaborative Health Systems, declares that what physicians want is to “deliver great clinical outcomes, get paid fairly for that care, and stay independent.” It is becoming clearer with every passing year that,…
OBL: Community surgeons discuss surviving private practice in office-based labs
Outpatient settings like office-based laboratories (OBLs) have attracted increased scrutiny in recent times amid efforts to shine greater light on appropriateness in care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been among some of the hardest-hit private vascular surgery practices as…