Dec 11, 2017 | Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Vascular Imaging
A few months ago a we received a request for help setting up in-office services to provide vascular testing for a urology patients. This busy urology practice had the equipment and the room, but they weren’t sure they had the patients. For many years, NAVIX has...Feb 13, 2015 | Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Vascular Lab
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) provides guidelines on the minimum volume requirements for accreditation for vascular labs.The IAC-Vascular Testing Accreditation current standards recommend that the minimum volume requirements for accreditation are at...Dec 23, 2014 | Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Vascular Imaging
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a killer. In 2009, AAA directly caused nearly 11,000 deaths and contributed to another 17,000. The reason that this is such a deadly disease is because there are very few warning signs that someone has this condition. What happens is...Nov 23, 2014 | Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Vascular Imaging
The National Government Services (NGS), the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Jurisdiction K (Massachusetts) and Jurisdiction J (parts of New York), published their findings of a review of arterial and venous ultrasound claims that were performed on the...Oct 19, 2014 | Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Vascular Imaging, Vascular Interpretation, Vascular Lab
In 2007, the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) introduced the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) credential responding to requests of physicians in vascular surgery and vascular medicine. This was a giant step in the...