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The article features the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, which aims to engage in improving the care of patients with vascular disease through excellence in clinical care and advances in biology in the U.S. Their practice includes prevention, diagnosis, and endovascular therapies, which encompasses vascular biology, pathophysiology, and clinical trials. Furthermore, its mission is to expand their membership to improve the strength of their advocacy and extend its services to members.

The article offers information on the new performance-oriented survey process by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to be tested in the U.S. The new survey process will be participated by 17 hospitals on its initial pilot testing that had agreed in evaluating mechanisms for collecting, analyzing, transmitting and using quality indicator data. The selected hospitals were from a large group of volunteers as they vary by ownership, size, teaching status, location and system affiliations. The list of the selected hospitals is also presented for further information.