Practice Management

"As always, document well and use the modifiers when appropriate," advise Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"The short answer is that this will be paid once," according to Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"There is no planet B and, collectively, small individual actions can make a big difference," says Stacy Loeb, MD, PhD, MSc.

A recent study sought to investigate the trends in sudden and significant private equity acquisitions among urology practices between 2011 and 2021.

Code selection will depend on the size of the stone being treated.

“Bottom line, there's really no way to separate all of the things that we do, but I think we can all be more conscious on a day-to-day basis in terms of our own environmental footprint and just making better choices,” says Stacy Loeb, MD, PhD, MSc.

"Being a patient has convinced me that providers do not always treat patients the way they would want to be treated," writes Robert A. Dowling, MD.

“In general, urologists are really happy people. They love their work, but they're not exempt from the challenges that come with any workplace, especially when you have a lot of different roles, you have a fast environment, and the stakes are high,” says Loren Jean Smith.

“[We gave the ES kits out] with the idea that instead of having these people…travel…hundreds of miles to a main hospital for their endoscopy, the urologist could travel to a village with just the smartphone and the endoscope set-up and proceed to do a ton of endoscopy there,” says Ralph V. Clayman, MD.

Commercial real estate can be one of the highest expenses for health care practices.

"This work isn't for one; it is certainly for all,” says Efe C. Ghanney Simons, MD.

“Rather than asking the staff to have a stiff upper lip and cope, we instead tried to focus on uncovering systemic processes that were ripe for change,” says Loren Jean Smith.

Widow claims between $85,000 and $200,000 in damages.

“The goal of this research endeavor was to really set forth the background information that would guide the creation of targeted interventions,” says Efe C. Ghanney Simons, MD.

New and updated codes encompass balloon continence devices, hypospadias

"Patients started coming out with the vaccine but now they’re retreating. It’s difficult to get individuals to follow up," says 1 urologist.

When a miscoded procedure is the result of substantial negligence or fraud, it can be detrimental to a medical practice or physician.

In this interview, Jacob Corlyon, co-founder and CEO of Capital Collection Management, discusses the right ways to handle collections along with how to approach difficult cases.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a statement on the Health Breach Notification Rule.

More than a third of urologists work in a urology-dominant practice.

"When taking into account the various rules surrounding both codes, 52310 or 52315 should be reported with 1 unit for the removal of bilateral stents," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"Each bill that is submitted for reimbursement must have a code for both the service performed and a reason for the service," writes Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

“We found that the elderly, female, and patients with Medicaid insurance had the highest decreases in outpatient visits, and among the lowest magnitude recovery compared to pre-pandemic levels," the authors wrote.

Medicare typically does not pay for preventive services unless specifically allowed.

"Urologists entering contract discussions with potential employers should have a base understanding of the multiple factors that impact how compensation is structured in physician contracts," writes Yehuda A. Sugarman of the AACU.

Urologists outscore peers in e-prescribing, providing access to health information.

In an interview with Urology Times, Kara L. Watts, MD, discusses her research and clinical experience with telemedicine in urology.

“It was quite a large subject to tackle,” Madeline Zech Ruiz says of her book, “I Married a Urologist.”

Prostate cancer, BPH, and OAB products are linked with a majority of payments.

Conversion factor is expected to decrease by 3.89%