C07: Winning in Value-Based Vascular Care: Maximizing Reimbursement & Proving Value Through Verification

Moderator(s)

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  Caitlin Hicks, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery
  Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  Baltimore, Maryland
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  William Shutze, Sr., MD (he/him/his)

  Vascular Surgeon
  Heart Hospital Baylor
  Plano, Texas
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  Joseph Hart, MD

  Medical College of Wisconsin
  ELM GROVE, Wisconsin

Medicare’s payment rules are changing fast, and your bottom line is on the line. The first half of this session breaks down MACRA, MIPS, and the new MIPS Value Pathways—showing you how vascular surgeons are performing now, how to access and use your own CMS data, and what’s coming next. Walk away with practical strategies to protect and grow your reimbursement in today’s evolving regulatory environment.

The second half of this session will examine the clinical and financial value of participating in the Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP). Through a mix of ROI analysis, VQI registry results and candid surgeon and Allied health provider testimonials, the session will help attendees decide whether adopting the Vascular-VP can improve outcomes, cut costs and enhance their institution’s reputation.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM - 1:37 PM ET

  MACRA, MIPS, and MVPs: Interpreting the Alphabet Soup of the Quality Payment Program
  

  Speaker: Mark Smith, MD
• 1:37 PM - 1:44 PM ET

  How Well Do Vascular Surgeons Perform in the Quality Payment Program? A Vascular Surgery Scorecard
  

  Speaker: William P. Shutze, Sr., MD (he/him/his) – Heart Hospital Baylor
• 1:44 PM - 1:51 PM ET

  How Can YOU Access Your Quality Payment Program Data? An Interactive Overview of Individual-Level Performance
  

  Speaker: Caitlin W. Hicks, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• 1:51 PM - 1:58 PM ET

  Introducing the Vascular Surgery MVP and Other Upcoming Initiatives
  

  Speaker: Evan C. Lipsitz, MD, MBA – Albert Eistein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
• 1:58 PM - 2:13 PM ET

  Discussion
• 2:13 PM - 2:15 PM ET

  Introduction
  

  Speaker: William P. Shutze, Sr., MD (he/him/his) – Heart Hospital Baylor
• 2:15 PM - 2:22 PM ET

  The Institutional Value and Return on Investment of the VVP. View from the C-suite
  

  Speaker: Mark A. Valentine, MBA
• 2:22 PM - 2:29 PM ET

  Why ACS Quality Programs Improve Care AND Reduce Costs
  

  Speaker: Clifford Ko, MD, MS (he/him/his)
• 2:29 PM - 2:36 PM ET

  Will a Vascular Surgery requirement for ACS Trauma Center Designation improve patient outcomes? A Vascular Surgeons Perspective
  

  Speaker: Erica L. Mitchell, MD (she/her/hers) – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
• 2:36 PM - 2:43 PM ET

  The Vascular Verification Program: What does the data show
  

  Speaker: Dennis R. Gable, MD – Texas Vascular Associates
• 2:43 PM - 2:50 PM ET

  I came, I tried and now I believe. Why I re-certified in the VVP
  

  Speaker: Michael S. Conte, MD – Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
• 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM ET

  Discussion