Boston Scientific has been granted a new technology add-on payment (NTPA) for its Eluvia drug-eluting vascular stent system from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), CMS pays for a patient’s inpatient hospital stay under one bundled payment, which covers all costs for

PHILIPS TO ACQUIRE INTACT VASCULAR   Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire Intact Vascular Inc., a U.S.-based developer of medical devices for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures for $275 million upfront deferred payments when the transaction is completed. Intact Vascular will enhance Philips’ image-guided therapy portfolio, combining Philips’

By Larry Storer I generally do not write editor columns, but the staff decided I really needed to write this one because of my perspective as a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. My medical journey has lasted just longer than 3 months to date – 21/2 months in the hospital

        An interview by  David Schmiege, president and CEO of Vein Specialists of America with Jeffrey H. Miller, MD Dr. Miller Board-certified in Interventional Radiology and Venous and Lymphatic Medicine Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and American Board of Radiology Holds a certificate of

  By Robert Jennejohn Dr. Michael Y. Shao, MD is a board-certified vascular surgeon with the Swedish Medical Group. He attended the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He has more than 17 years of experience and is currently affiliated with the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Ill. This Interview was

    By Bryan Groleau COTA/L, CLT-LANA, WCC, LLE   Over the last decade, oncology surgeons have succeeded in reducing the frequency and severity of oncology related lymphedema through dramatic improvements in axillary treatment. The days of vast radical mastectomies are gone. For years surgeons have been removing fewer lymph

By Robyn “Redd” Smith, M.ED., COTA/L, CLWT, CLT, LASH-FKT A patient with two swollen legs walks into a vein clinic. Now, that may sound like the beginning of a joke, but it is actually the opening line to our story. A story showing how making an addition to your options

By Manu Aggarwal, MD It has been almost three years since we added lymphedema therapy treatments to our vein practice at Vein Care Center Laser Specialists. In this time, we have had trained (via Norton School of Lymphedema) two certified lymphedema therapists (CLTs), both part-time and both originally occupational therapists.

  By Larry Storer As Venclose enters its third full year of marketing its next-generation radiofrequency ablation solution for treating venous reflux disease, the company proves the adage that if you build a better product you will be successful. Venclose, a privately held Silicon Valley medical technology company, more than

  The Venous Symposium announced June 8 that its July 31-Aug. 2 conference in New York City will be a virtual conference from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the same dates, and there will be on-demand access to the educational program and exhibit hall for an entire year. There is an