SESSION 38: UPDATES AND ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ALL VASCULAR SURGEONS AND SPECIALISTS: FUTURE REIMBURSEMENT; IMPROVING VASCULAR CARE QUALITY; FIXING FALSE TESTIMONY; FLAWED PEER REVIEW; FDA IMPROVEMENTS; LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS
4:28 PM - 4:33 PM
The Importance Of Mentorship In Vascular Surgery: How Should We Be Telling Medical Students And Others What Vascular Does And Its Critical Role To Patients And Most Other Specialties
Presenter(s): Malachi Sheahan, MD Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:34 PM - 4:39 PM
What Will Happen With CPT Codes And Physician Reimbursement In Late 2025 And 2026: What's Good And What's Bad
Presenter(s): Sean P. Roddy, MD Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:40 PM - 4:45 PM
What Is The Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) For Value Based Reimbursement: How Does It And Other Value Based Reimbursement Systems (MVPs) Work For Vascular Surgeons: Are They Good Or Bad
Presenter(s): Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:46 PM - 4:51 PM
Precautions To Take With Operative And Other Records: Tips To Avoid Noxious Legal Or Governmental Audit Problems
Presenter(s): Terry Litchfield, MPA Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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4:52 PM - 4:57 PM
We Don't Hold Physicians Who Provide False Or Misleading Testimony Against Vascular Surgeons Accountable: Why Has The SVS Committee On This Topic Failed To Be Effective: A New Standard For Medical Malpractice
Presenter(s): O. William Brown, MD, JD Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
4:58 PM - 5:03 PM
Update On The SVS/ACS Vascular Verification Program (VVP) To Assure Quality Vascular Care In Outpatient And Inpatient Programs: What Is It And How Will It Help Vascular Surgery
Presenter(s): R. Clement Darling III, MD / Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:04 PM - 5:09 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor 5:10 PM - 5:15 PM
Measuring Aortic Surgery Quality Of Care Has Been All Wrong: The Future Of Surgical Quality Reporting Must Incorporate Baseball Statistical Approaches And How This And AI Will Help
Presenter(s): Douglas W. Jones, MD, MS Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:16 PM - 5:21 PM
Leveraging The Vascular Quality Initiative To Reduce Length Of Stay Following EVAR And CEA
Presenter(s): Ronald L. Dalman, MD Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:22 PM - 5:27 PM
Why Does The FDA Evaluation And Time To Market For Endografts Take So Long: How To Make The Process Faster And More Efficient: What About Breakthrough Fast Track And 510(k) Processes: Why Some IDEs Fail To Get FDA Approval
Presenter(s): Valerie M. Merkle, PhD Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:28 PM - 5:33 PM
Why Do We Not Have More FDA Approved Devices For F/B/EVAR In The US: Is The FDA Failing Or Doing Its Job
Presenter(s): Murray L. Shames, MD Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:34 PM - 5:39 PM
Different Perspectives From Industry And The FDA Regarding Factors That Influence Innovation: The Importance Of Innovation, Engineering And Financial Rewards
Presenter(s): Dorothy B. Abel, BSBME Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
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5:40 PM - 5:46 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd FloorEnd of Program E
