Tag: volume-10-issue-1-2017

College of Phlebology's 1st International Vein Meeting, London, March 15-17 2017

The first question that I asked myself when setting up this meeting was, “Does the world really need another vein meeting?” Having regularly attended national and international vein meetings for 20 years, I fe...Continue Reading


College of Phlebology's 1st International Vein Meeting, London, March 15-17 2017

The first question that I asked myself when setting up this meeting was, “Does the world really need another vein meeting?” Having regularly attended national and international vein meetings for 20 years, I fe...Continue Reading


Is the Whole Really Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts?

Several weeks ago I was in attendance at the National Lymphedema Network Congress in Dallas, Texas where at one point I found myself standing in the exposition hall, surveying the changes that have occurred over the past...Continue Reading


Is the Whole Really Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts?

Several weeks ago I was in attendance at the National Lymphedema Network Congress in Dallas, Texas where at one point I found myself standing in the exposition hall, surveying the changes that have occurred over the past...Continue Reading


Letters from Vienna

Dr. Mitchel Goldman, Volunteer Clinical Professor of Dermatology/Medicine University of California, San Diego and Medical Director of West Dermatology, sits down with his favorite mentor–the legendary, Dr. Hugo Part...Continue Reading


Letters from Vienna

Dr. Mitchel Goldman, Volunteer Clinical Professor of Dermatology/Medicine University of California, San Diego and Medical Director of West Dermatology, sits down with his favorite mentor–the legendary, Dr. Hugo Part...Continue Reading


MACRA and the Phlebology Practice

by AJ Riviezzo and Cheryl NashAmerican Physician Financial Solutions What is MACRA? MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate program, and is supposed to streamline the cu...Continue Reading


MACRA and the Phlebology Practice

by AJ Riviezzo and Cheryl NashAmerican Physician Financial Solutions What is MACRA? MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate program, and is supposed to streamline the cu...Continue Reading


Major Barrier Eliminated for Treating Patients With MOCA Vein Ablation: New CPT Codes Effective January 1, 2017

Starting this month, vein specialists who treat venous insufficiency with mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) using ClariVein can bill CPT® codes that specifically describe these procedures. Recently, physicians were grat...Continue Reading


Major Barrier Eliminated for Treating Patients With MOCA Vein Ablation: New CPT Codes Effective January 1, 2017

Starting this month, vein specialists who treat venous insufficiency with mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) using ClariVein can bill CPT® codes that specifically describe these procedures. Recently, physicians were grat...Continue Reading