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Research on aortic size index as predictor of AAAs in men vs women highlights importance of evidence-based practice
Seeking a better understanding of why women with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have worse outcomes when compared with men, a new study champions adherence to “evidence-based practice” to challenge gender disparities within vascular surgery, in pursuit of sustained conversation…
‘Time matters’: New study finds novel EHR workflow improves timeliness in vascular care
A novel, order-initiated workflow facilitated by the electronic health record (EHR) has been shown to improve timeliness of care for vascular surgery patients, decreasing time to operation and working to standardize and automate the consultation process. Presented at the 2023…
Interacting with EMR best practice advisory ‘significantly’ improves AAA screening rates
Positively interacting with best practice advisory notifications is correlated with an increased rate of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening, according to an analysis of all patients who triggered these communications alerts in an electronic medical record (EMR) system at a…
Navigating EMRs: SVS webinar to demonstrate how to make them work for vascular surgery
Vascular surgeons can learn how to make electronic medical records (EMRs) work for them at a webinar Sept. 7. The webinar, sponsored jointly by the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Community Practice Section and the Health Information Technology and Wellness committees,…
Innovation within the Veterans Health Administration
If one were to ask the average citizen where cutting-edge technology is developed, the most probable answer would be “private industry”; think Apple, Tesla, Uber. This lies in the belief that the U.S. government is slow, risk-averse and cumbersome when…
Corner Stitch: A letter to new vascular interns
Every intern starting vascular surgery this year is incredibly talented, and soon to be a member of a tight-knit, supportive, and fiercely passionate group of surgeons. I remember being on the cusp of my first day a year ago, having…
Surgeons relate patient-reported outcomes experiences
Ashley K. Vavra, MD, and Christopher J. Smolock, MD, talk to Vascular Specialist about why they decided to collect patient-reported outcomes (PROs), how they got started with them and the challenges they have faced. Vavra is a member and Smolock…
An open letter to Epic Systems
Dear Epic, I am not writing to you today as a customer, but rather on behalf of your users. More specifically, I am representative of the 870 American Medical Association (AMA) physicians who gave their electronic health record (EHR) an…
System outage alert: Cyberattack sends medicine back to paper age
On Oct. 28, 2020, the University of Vermont Health Network—consisting of six hospitals in Vermont and upstate New York, was hit by a cyberattack.1 Leading up to the attack—the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a warning regarding ransomware…
Alarming rate of suicidal ideation among female vascular surgeons warrants urgent intervention, researchers find
Gender-based differences driving career dissatisfaction and burnout exist, viewers of the SVS ONLINE (June 20–July 2) virtual conference heard during the William J. von Liebig Forum, the first scientific session, held on opening day. And an “alarming rate of suicidal…