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Patient-Centered Care Takes Center Stage in August Issue
This August 2021 issue reorients Vein Specialist around the patient experience, with articles on explaining venous disease in a brief office visit, understanding why patients grow frustrated after treatment, and choosing and wearing compression stockings correctly. It also covers lymphedema staging and diagnosis, updated informed consent documents from the Patient Education Committee, practical tips for navigating insurance authorization, and AVF's advocacy response to a proposed CMS fee schedule cut that would reduce reimbursement for office based venous procedures.
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