Practice Management

“Inappropriate patient interactions are more prevalent than we know, and they're oftentimes underreported,” said Caroline Lu, MD

Priya Padmanabhan, MD, MPH, shares the main takeaways from her discussion, “Advocacy and Health Policy Update: The Politics of Policy,” which she presented during the 2022 Society of Women in Urology Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference.

Anne M. Suskind, MD, highlights her presentation, “Mentorship as a Team Sport,” from the 2022 Society of Women in Urology Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference.

"The maximum simplified employee pension plan individual retirement account contribution was increased from $58,000 to $61,000, with maximum countable compensation increased to $305,000," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

“I think now the government has realized…the work that’s involved in this procedure…[and] we’re now being reimbursed at an appropriate level,” says David M. Albala, MD.

“[MIPS represents] a significant paradigm shift away from the traditional fee-for-service model and toward the concept of value-based care," wrote Ridwan Alam, MD, MPH, and coauthors.

Increase in conversion factor and delay of sequestration are among changes.

“I think this really now suggests that Rezum is a financially viable procedure across these different treatment settings…the reimbursement now is really quite favorable,” says David M. Albala, MD.

Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect with the CMS changes in 2021 to the documentation of E/M codes.

Here are some helpful hints for launching your physician mentor-mentee relationship.

"Be sure you are prescribing and dispensing the most clinically and cost-effective alternatives for your patients, and check that your information systems (electronic health records) are configured to display formulary information as you prescribe," advises Robert A. Dowling, MD.

Here are seven ways texting can improve healthcare revenue and decrease costs.

Although a hospital or health system may experience a revenue gain, the profits frequently do not trickle down to the physicians from the acquired practice.

MIU seizes innovation opportunities presented by dynamic national urology platform caring for nearly one-half million patients.

“Physicians should take better care of their own personal needs [and] create some boundaries…for a more balanced life,” says William Lynes, MD.

Check for surgical approach and bundling edits when choosing a code.

“Take care of yourself, so we can take care of other people,” says Diana Londoño, MD.

In a recent interview, Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, discusses his personal experience with identity theft and why health care professionals should pay more attention to this topic.

In a recent interview, recipient of the Society of Women in Urology’s 2021 Outstanding Resident Award, Efe Chantal Ghanney Simons, MD, discusses the improvements that are needed for women in urology

Be sure to check and refresh your practice’s policies for record requests.

Loan repayment assistance programs and refinancing are options.

"I don't think we're doing enough. Absolutely not. Otherwise, we'd be in a different situation," says Diana Londoño, MD.

"Our hospital doesn’t have a [COVID-19 vaccination] mandate. A mandate would cost us a handful of nurses," says 1 urologist.

"This is still really a male-dominated field; however, the patient population is well mixed. There's men and women that are patients, and a lot of female patients are requesting female urologists," said Jennifer Miles-Thomas, MD.

“Thirteen percent of all doctors have suicidal ideation, and more than [400 physicians per year] will complete suicide. That is a tragedy of medicine,” says Diana Londoño, MD.

Urology as a specialty will see a 3.71% decrease in overall payments.

Beneficiaries are encouraged to choose an online doctor who acts as their first point of contact for most primary care.

Be sure to replenish your emergency fund if necessary.

"Without any real data [showing] that this improves anything, it just makes us too accessible," says one urologist.

Keeping up to date on EHR updates is 1 step you can take.