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Praticare Medicina in Italia

Phlebologist compares practicing specialized medicine abroad By Emma Stout, MD I grew up in Italy, idolizing my grandfather, who was a surgeon. With his influence, I became passionate about the medical field, specifically practicing specialized medicine and…

CMS DELAYS PROPOSED CHANGES TO E/M CODES IN FINAL RULE UNTIL 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proven that “final rules” are not always final. In response to complaints from physicians, CMS has delayed major changes to E/M codes until 2021. While CMS moved ahead with parts of its…

WISCONSIN MEDICAID WORK PROGRAM GETS CMS OK OCT. 31

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a waiver to implement work requirements in Wisconsin’s Medicaid program Oct. 31, making it the fourth state to enact such an approach. Under the waiver, beneficiaries in the state’s BadgerCare program would…

HHS ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IPI DRUG PRICING MODEL

By: Dan Best SEE RELATED ARTICLE: https://www.veintherapynews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1557&action=edit Last week, as part of fulfilling President Trump’s promise to lower drug prices and cut down on foreign governments’ freeriding, HHS put forth a new way of paying for physician-administered drugs within…

DON’T BE VEIN: INBOUND CALLS HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE VALUABLE TO YOUR PRACTICE

By Bruno Tabbi The phone is going through a bit of a renaissance. Even almighty Google concedes that inbound calls to businesses are worth more than web leads, hence their push toward click-to-call. A recent <ital>Harvard Business Review <endital>…

FLYING HIGH OVER THE SEA OF SAMENESS: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF CONFORMITY IN VEIN TREATMENT?

By James R. Williams Healthcare bleeds conformity. And for the most part, for good reason. Physicians are trained to rely on statistically proven techniques to treat a condition. These techniques become the gold standard. Physicians are taught not…

THE MARKETING BOT: HOW TO USE YOUR TIRELESS, HIGH-ROI MARKETING GENIUS

By Scott Harvey It’s been said, and it’s pretty well-accepted, that e-mail is the “killer app” that turned the Internet from an interesting technology into the behemoth it has become. There’s no question that email, and its offspring such as…

VEIN SPECIALISTS PODCAST WITH VTN’S OWN GARY PITTMAN

Gary Pittman from Vein Therapy News joins Vein Specialists today to discuss his background and experience with the vein industry. Vein Therapy News is teaming with the latest news on products, services, and breakthroughs in the vein treatment industry. We…

THANK YOU! THE HEROISM OF NURSES IN OUR PRACTICES AND IN OUR LIVES SHOULD BE A DAILY CELEBRATION

National Nurses Day was May 6 and National Nurses Week ends May 12, which is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Nurse Nightingale, who came to prominence while serving as a British manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, is…

JOHN CHUBACK, MD, FACS, JOINS VEIN THERAPY NEWS EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

John Chuback, MD, FACS, chief medical officer at Chuback Medical Group in Paramus, N.J., has joined the Vein Therapy News (VTN) Editorial Advisory Board. Dr. Chuback is involved in teaching, entrepreneurship, writing and philanthropy. He is also co-founder of BiosupportMD…