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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…
‘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…
SOOVC releases handbook for outpatient care
The SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) has released the anticipated Office-Based Lab (OBL) Handbook to guide practitioners and aid with safety and cost-effectiveness, as well as expand patients’ access to care. Anil Hingorani, MD, chair of…
‘Significant’ increase in atherectomy use in US largely driven by office-based procedures, VQI data show
In the United States, atherectomy use in peripheral vascular interventions (PVIs) “more than doubled” from 2010 to 2019, with office-based procedures a “major driver” of this increase. This is according to published U.S. data from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI),…
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 Town Hall on June 30 hones in on value of an OBL
The next Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Town Hall will focus on the value of an office-based lab (OBL) to the healthcare system, patients and physicians. The webinar, sponsored by the SVS Section on Outpatient & Office Vascular Care (SOOVC),…
Hodgson: Bringing appropriateness into sharper focus
In 2019, Kim Hodgson, MD, kicked off his presidential year by placing appropriateness and quality of care under the microscope. His turn organizing the E. Stanley Crawford Critical Issues Forum at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) saw the then…