Tag: volume-7-issue-2-2014

A New Way to Help Patients Understand Vein Disease

As a physician and instructor in the field of vascular health, I often look for tools that provide the easiest way for me to explain vein disease to my patients. Many of my patients have limited knowledge of the circulato...Continue Reading


A New Way to Help Patients Understand Vein Disease

As a physician and instructor in the field of vascular health, I often look for tools that provide the easiest way for me to explain vein disease to my patients. Many of my patients have limited knowledge of the circulato...Continue Reading


Artificial Intelligence

There’s a ground swell of change coming to healthcare, and it will have a direct impact on every provider and every patient. The wave that’s coming is being talked about throughout the industry, and was the fo...Continue Reading


Artificial Intelligence

There’s a ground swell of change coming to healthcare, and it will have a direct impact on every provider and every patient. The wave that’s coming is being talked about throughout the industry, and was the fo...Continue Reading


Does Thrombolytic Therapy Improve DVT Patients' Overall Well-Being? Understanding the Challenges of Assessing Quality of Life

by Seema Belani, BA and Suresh Vedantham, MD Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a chronic, burdensome consequence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).1 PTS typically is characterized by chronic leg pain, swelling, fatigue and/o...Continue Reading


Does Thrombolytic Therapy Improve DVT Patients' Overall Well-Being? Understanding the Challenges of Assessing Quality of Life

by Seema Belani, BA and Suresh Vedantham, MD Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a chronic, burdensome consequence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).1 PTS typically is characterized by chronic leg pain, swelling, fatigue and/o...Continue Reading


ICD-10 & SGR

Congress has done it again. A bill was sent to the House on March 27, 2014, with the intent of correcting the Sustainable Growth R ate (SGR) reductions in the Medicare fee schedule. The proposed legislation was included a...Continue Reading


ICD-10 & SGR

Congress has done it again. A bill was sent to the House on March 27, 2014, with the intent of correcting the Sustainable Growth R ate (SGR) reductions in the Medicare fee schedule. The proposed legislation was included a...Continue Reading


Is It Time? Phlebology as a Recognized Speciality in the US

By Saundra S. Spruiell, DO, FACPh The recognition of Phlebology as a bona fide specialty within the United States is in a dynamic state. Although it more widely recognized today than even 10 years ago, continu...Continue Reading


Is It Time? Phlebology as a Recognized Speciality in the US

By Saundra S. Spruiell, DO, FACPh The recognition of Phlebology as a bona fide specialty within the United States is in a dynamic state. Although it more widely recognized today than even 10 years ago, continu...Continue Reading