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A vascular procedure some physicians may be abusing

Some physicians may be overusing an invasive vascular procedure for patients with mild disease — making millions in the process, a ProPublica investigation into CMS data found. ProPublica worked with ...
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Thousands of patients may be undergoing vascular procedures too soon or unnecessarily

Millions of Americans suffer from clogged arteries. But doctors have dangerous incentives to perform excessive and risky procedures. Four years ago, researchers warned the Centers for Medicare and ...
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Bluegrass Vascular Announces Decision by Medicare to Assign a New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) for the Surfacer® System Procedure

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluegrass Vascular Technologies (Bluegrass Vascular), a private medical technology company focused on innovating lifesaving devices and methods for vascular ...
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Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) Celebrates 1M Procedures

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry announced today it has now collected over one million procedures in its database.
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N4T INVESTIGATORS: Former patients claim Arizona-based vascular clinic provided 'harmful and unnecessary' procedures

TUCSON (KVOA) - Some former patients of Arizona-based vascular outpatient clinic Modern Vascular claim they received unnecessary and harmful procedures. Kae Barnes now lives day by day without the use ...