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Changing the game in knee osteoarthritis: A vascular approach
Chinmaya Shelgikar, MD, discusses the benefits of vascular surgeons performing geniculate artery embolization. Geniculate artery embolization (GAE) is an intra-arterial, catheter-based procedure used to treat chronic knee pain that is caused by osteoarthritis (OA). It targets the distal branches of the…
Comparing office practice models: Should we joint venture?
In these challenging days of surviving private vascular practice, I’m sure we’re all considering our options. With rising overheads and reimbursement cuts, considering a joint venture can be an attractive option to share costs and expand growth potential. There are…
SVS launches partnership to help private practice vascular surgeons cut costs
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) has announced a new partnership with group purchasing organization (GPO) Provista in an effort to help provide a cost-slashing benefit to private practice physicians amid ongoing financial pressures in outpatient care. The initiative, unveiled…
Helping OBL vascular surgeons fight the squeeze
SVS Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC) set to announce set of new initiatives designed to help office-based lab (OBL) vascular surgeons combat rising costs and stagnant payments during jam-packed session focused on the outpatient setting at the 2025 Vascular…
The torrid number of hospital mergers and integrations do not create value for our healthcare system
It is now common to see headlines like “When hospital prices go up, local economies take a hit” (Wall Street Journal), “Hidden hospital prices harm patients: Can this new pricing tool make a difference?”(USA Today) or “Hospital mergers and health…
Past SAVC Award recipients reflect on impact
With nomination deadlines now past, Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC) award season is upon us, and past recipients of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) awards reflect on how the recognition has shaped their careers and advanced vascular care…
Study reports lack of evidence to support theory that hospital integration improves value of healthcare
A systematic review of U.S. literature focused on analyzing the effects of mergers and acquisitions on healthcare suggests that there is a lack of evidence to support the theory that integration is an effective strategy for improving the value of…
SVS announces merger creating Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) announced the merger of its Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) and the Community Practice Section (CPS), marking the creation of the new Section on Ambulatory Vascular Care (SAVC), which is set…
New OBL column to launch in October issue
Vascular Specialist is launching a new column in the October issue of the newspaper dedicated to issues important to—and involving—the office-based lab (OBL) setting. Entitled “The Outpatient,” it will run bimonthly (or six times per year) and be edited by…
‘Select CLTI patients may be safely treated in the office-based lab’
Results from a single-center analysis show the outpatient setting met SVS objective performance goals. A retrospective study of endovascular interventions performed for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in an office-based lab (OBL) associated with a large New York City medical center…