Practice Management

Nearly two-thirds of physicians use some form of electronic exchange—either sending, receiving, or querying patient health information—with providers outside their organization.

Irrevocable life insurance trusts can be used to pay all or a portion of estate taxes.

Here are 5 best practices for cleaning a medical office.

Latest data indicate that approximately 8.5% of Part B payments were improper.

Conversion factor for 2023 is set to decrease by approximately 4.4%.

The survey examined perceptions of physicians and technology among 2000 patients.

Researchers examined geographic trends of private equity acquisitions of physician offices specializing in dermatology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), orthopedics, and urology.

I think we need to really carefully listen to and pay attention to our APPs’ needs,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

Cofounders Adrienne Mann, MD, and Tyra Fainstad, MD, discuss Better Together, a professional, structured coaching program designed to address the burnout experienced by women in medicine.

“I think there is still a burden on women more than on men to manage everything, all at once simultaneously. And that leads to burnout, because you're constantly feeling pulled in multiple directions,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

“Twenty-five percent of advanced practice providers more or less, experienced burnout, which I think is a lot higher than we would have expected,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

“Health care technology has largely failed to deliver on its promise to make the management of patient care simpler, easier, and less stressful for clinicians,” writes Oron Afek.

“Almost half of the participating urologists did not agree that the televisits were as satisfactory as face-to-face visits,” says Nathan Feiertag.

In this interview, David Joseph, MD, discusses piloting changes to the American Board of Urology Lifelong Learning Program and how they will help diplomates stay current without requiring as much time away from their families and practices.

Growth in remote work, cloud data storage present opportunities for hackers.

Urologists tend to prescribe more expensive drugs than nonurologists.

Identifying your specific needs is a good starting point.

“We…feel that this is going to be very helpful to the diplomate as far as improving their knowledge base,” says David Joseph, MD.

Health inequities account for $320 billion in annual health care spending, rising to $1 trillion by 2040.

"There are a number of urodynamic tests that can be performed. Urodynamic studies are not a one-size-fits-all procedure, but rather the tests performed should be chosen based upon the patient presentation and the question that needs to be answered by the urodynamic studies," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

“About three-quarters of urologists reported barriers to professional success,” says Christina Shin.

"We’ve had no trouble recruiting because we focus on creating a positive culture with our team," says 1 urologist.

Here are 13 cybersecurity measures medical practices can take to protect patient data from hackers.

Supplemental information on safety and efficacy of service may be needed.

In this interview, Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, discusses the FDA-approval of a ready-to-inject subcutaneous depot formulation of leuprolide mesylate (Camcevi) and explains its unique reimbursement aspects.

“These findings should mitigate possible concerns that extending licensure flexibilities will result in out-of-state clinicians luring away patients from their existing clinicians,” the study authors wrote.

Expert states less-invasive options should have been considered.

Being patient and showing discipline are key behaviors.

“Our results also reinforce pervious recommendations that preventive efforts to improve doctors’ health and well-being need to be intensified,” the authors wrote.

Through medical claims audits, the practice can help protected itself against fraudulent billing activity and claims.