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New! Third Edition of Terry Reynold's (Adult) Echocardiographer's PocketReference. NowNew! Third Edition of Terry Reynold's (Adult) Echocardiographer's Pocket includes
A new peripheral vascular section. To read more or purchase click here. ON Sale. ORDER NOW! |
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Sonography Coalition Working with Oregon Officials
A coalition of sonography organizations has been formed to address the issue of state-based licensure for medical imaging providers, including sonography, in Oregon. SVU and SDMS as members of the collation participated in a letter to OBRT regarding a proposed Medical Imaging Licensure Bill in Oregon. Read th letter (pdf).
SVU Continues to Monitor Oregon Licensure Bill. Read more |
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SDMS Delivers Quality Sonograms Brochure to Congress: A brochure advocating the passage of the CARE bill was distributed to members of Congress and their key staff members during the Alliance's November Virtual March on Capitol Hill. view brochure... |
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Society of Vascular Surgery News:
Preliminary Program for 2008 SVU Annual Conference in San Diego Now Online
0.5 percent Increase in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2008. Read more
March 24th is Deadline for Submission of Essays for Five Annual Conference Scholarships. Read more
April 2 is Deadline for Student Representative Applications for 2008 SVU Board of Directors. Read more
April 7 is Deadline for Student Applications for 2008 Anne Jones Scholarship Program. Read more
AMA and SVS to Conduct Physician Practice Information Survey
The American Medical Association (AMA), with the support of SVS and more than 60 other medical specialty societies, will conduct a multi-specialty survey of America's physician practices in 2007. Read more
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March is DVT Month!
The Vascular Disease Foundation is offering new patient downloadable information sheets. Download one today
The Venous Disease Coalition announces its NEW Spot A Clot campaign. Visit their web side to download patient or health care provider materials, or order printed copies. More info
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The 2007 ICAVL Standards Are Now Available
The ICAVL has announcee the release of the 2007 Standards for Accreditation. To learn more and download visit The Standards page. |
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Sound Ergonomics has launched "S'Ergo News"- a new bi-monthly newsletter. Their first edition includes links to TOP 10 LIST FOR SONOGRAPHER SAFETY, a request for you to SIGN UP FOR THE 2008 SYMPTOM SURVEY and link for you to join their mailing list. Click on blue text for more information. |
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CMS Proposes Policy and Payment Changes for Physicians’ Services in 2008
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that it will pay approximately $58.9 billion to 900,000 physicians and other health care professionals in calendar year (CY) 2008, under a proposed rule released on July 2 that would revise payment rates and policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). This proposed rule is a further step in Medicare’s efforts to ensure that payment policies provide incentives to improve the quality of care.” Read more |
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Coalition would like to invite you to join the Stay in Circulation: Take Steps to Learn About P.A.D. partners list. The Stay in Circulation Update offers regular e-mails on plans for this year’s Stay in Circulation Week activities, including the availability of new campaign materials.
It is easy to join! Just go to
http://mail.nhlbi-nih.info/subscribe/pad/subscribe.htm and enter your information. |
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P.A.D News
The P.A.D. Collation has issued a call for nominations for the 2008 Best P.A.D. Research Award
“To best identify and celebrate the creation of new clinical research relevant to the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of P.A.D., the Coalition announces a call for nominations for the 2008 Best P.A.D. Research Award. This annual award acknowledges the work of individual investigators and research teams whose scientific efforts have advanced P.A.D. knowledge.” Nominations are due April 1, 2008. For submission instructions, please click here
Stay in Circulation: Take Steps to Learn About P.A.D.
Here are some ways your organization can support the Stay in Circulation Campaign:
Increase Public Awareness
Inform Your Members about the Campaign and the P.A.D. Coalition
Educate the Health Care Community and Patients
Read more.
Order your free PDA toolkit
In partnership with the P.A.D. Coalition, the American Heart Association has developed a P.A.D. Clinician Toolkit to help you better treat your patients with peripheral arterial disease. Visit http://www.vitalitycommunications.com:16080/padkit/ |
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Imaging Under Attack
The rising cost of imaging to the Medicare program will remain under a microscope and the Administration and some in Congress will attempt to further reduce reimbursements for imaging services. The ACR will oppose such reductions and work during the coming year to promote sensible and reasonable reimbursement policies that highlight expert quality, patient safety and appropriateness of testing. Read more |
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Vascular-Web Opens Certificate Repository
Now you can upload your non-Vascular-Web certificates to our repository and have access to your information anywhere. If you receive an Audit Notification from ARDMS or CCI, your certificates are electronically stored online. It is a simple process. You convert your certificates to Adobe PDF format, access your account, and upload your documents within minutes. PDF is the most secure document system currently available.
If you are multi-modality, Vascular-Web is the perfect place to keep copies of your documents online. |
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