Yes, Have done some cases and found an iliac aneurysm on a retired
orthopedic doctor at our hospital. They do not pay well of course,but
very rewarding. Denise Levy, RVT, RDMS
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Steve Haracznak <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Actually it is called the SAAAVE Act, and SVU will be asking its members
> soon to send out the following letter to their U.S. Representative on the
> new SAAAVE Act of 2009 that was recently introduced in Congress.
>
>
>
> Dear Representative:
>
>
>
> As a constituent and vascular technologist/sonographer who provides care to
> Medicare beneficiaries in your District, I urge you to sign on as a
> co-sponsor of H.R. 1213, the Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very
> Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act of 2009 sponsored by Representatives Gene Green
> (D-TX) and John Shimkus (R-IL).
>
>
>
> The SAAAVE Act of 2009 provides “corrections” to the original SAAAVE Act,
> which was included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and became effective
> on January 1, 2007. The law provides a one-time non-invasive, effective and
> inexpensive (less than $100) abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening for
> at-risk Medicare beneficiaries, including male-ever smokers and men and
> women with a family history of AAA as part of the Welcome to Medicare
> Physical Exam. This was endorsed by the United States Preventive Services
> Task Force and if utilized, could prevent over 15,000 deaths per year from
> ruptured AAAs based on American Heart Association statistics.
>
>
>
> Because AAA screening is tied to the Welcome to Medicare Physical Exam,
> which is only available during the first year of Medicare eligibility, many
> at-risk beneficiaries are not getting screened. Less than 10,000 Medicare
> beneficiaries were screened in 2007. Also, many primary care physicians and
> patients are not aware that this Medicare benefit is available. In addition,
> this condition may not occur until after 65, particularly in women.
>
>
>
> The solution is the SAAAVE Act of 2009, which simply unlinks AAA screening
> from the Welcome to Medicare Physical Exam and extends the one-time benefit
> to 65-75 year old at-risk Medicare beneficiaries. Please support this
> life-saving benefit by signing on as a co-sponsor of this bipartisan
> legislation today.
>
>
>
> Steve Haracznak, Executive Director
> Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU)
> 4601 Presidents Drive, Suite 260
> Lanham, MD 20706-4831
> Tel. 301-459-7550; Fax: 301-459-5651
> Website: www.svunet.org.
>
> SVU is the VOICE for the Vascular Ultrasound Profession since 1977
>
> Register Now for SVU's 2009 Annual Conference in Denver -- June 11-13, 2009
>
> ________________________________
> From: UVM Flownet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kelly
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:40 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: AAA screening
>
> http://www.vascularweb.org/professionals/Practice_Issues/Medicare_Screening_Benefit_FAQs/Medicare_Screening_Benefit_FAQs.html
>
>
>
> k
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: UVM Flownet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeff Stanley
> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: AAA screening
>
>
>
> Anyone out there doing AAA screening under the Medicare program? One of our
> surgeons will be talking to the local news media next week about this and
> asked me about qualifications, etc. I have notes on it somewhere but
> wondered if anyone here could provide experience they have with aneurysm
> screening for medicare pts, specifically who qualifies and does this program
> expire anytime?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Jeff Stanley BS,RVT
>
> Nashville, TN
>
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