by Harold Welch, MD | Feb 8, 2021 | American Venous Forum
In September of 2019, the Society for Vascular Surgery charged the members of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Taskforce with envisioning a more diverse and inclusive SVS and vascular surgery workforce. In December of 2020, their report (first link below) as...
by American Venous Forum | Feb 5, 2021 | American Venous Forum
Interim data from NHLBI examining 3 international trials suggesting decreased morbidity and mortality for COVID-19 patients with therapeutic anticoagulation for patients not in the ICU. Please share this important summary. IT CAN SAVE LIVES. VIEW...
by American Venous Forum | Nov 23, 2020 | American Venous Forum
Dear AVF Members,We are delighted to share with you updated LCDs for the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) First Coast and Novitas. These LCDs which are scheduled to take effect on 12/27/20, are felt to be very reasonable and appropriate concerning the care...
by American Venous Forum | Oct 7, 2020 | American Venous Forum
The AVF Health Policy Committee, in collaboration with the SVS and AVLS have been busy advocating for our patients and our members. This week, we submitted comment letters to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to address several significant regulatory...
by Harold Welch, MD | Sep 22, 2020 | American Venous Forum
As you likely know, CMS has proposed a 7% cut in the Medicare payment rates scheduled to take effect January 1st, 2021. Multiple vascular societies are encouraging their members to contact their US Representative and US Senators to prevent these cuts, and the AVF is...
by [email protected] | Aug 10, 2020 | American Venous Forum
The Journal of International Medical Research recently published “The 100 most-cited articles on chronic venous disease: a bibliometric analysis.” The authors used bibliometric analysis to understand characteristics and trends in the research on chronic venous disease...
