Practice Management

When it comes to making a good first impression on patients, one area that should not be overlooked is your practice's Web site.

When it comes to Medicare, supplies are included for all services provided in the office setting.

It's time to take a good, hard look at inventory controls and plugging holes in wasted supplies.

How does your practice handle patients who don't have insurance or are experiencing financial problems?

No matter the size of your practice, unless each physician is the same age and plans to retire at the same time, you should consider developing a transition plan for the senior doctors in your practice.

Two types of PQRI measures exist, and there are two ways to submit them.

It's your job to constantly seek ways to improve performance.

Urologists share their thoughts on current trends affecting their practice.

When a physician decides to make a change in the way they practice, regardless of whether that change is reduced hours or retirement, the ramifications need to be considered by the rest of the practice.

Medicare stopped paying for consults on Jan. 1. This article will provide you with our recommendations on how to bill Medicare and private payers based on the changes made by Medicare and our knowledge of payer decisions at the time the article was written.

Unfortunately, there is no code for "history of elevated PSA."

Urologists share their plans for their practices for 2010.

What advantages and challenges do you see with multi- and single-generation practices?

If you are serious about improving performance and increasing the level of service provided in your urology practice, it's critical to follow some basic tenets: stay informed, monitor performance, provide leadership and direction, and maintain accountability.

No matter the size of your practice, unless each physician is the same age and plans to retire at the same time, you should consider developing a transition plan for the senior doctors in your practice.

Managing a medical practice is a business proposition, and part of doing it right is being prepared for a new year.

The latest generation of mobile phones relagates the "talking" function to the background and offers users a wide array of activities once available only on desktop computers.

Urologists discuss the issue of hiring practice consultants.

Is more training in business procedures needed among residents and practicing urologists?

This article helps you identify the signs of poor scheduling and offers helpful tips to keep you on time.

For the first time in several years, revenue in medical practices declined in 2008, according to data from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Urology, however, was one of a handful of specialties reporting increases in total medical revenue after operating costs.

Here are some tips for developing an incentive plan that will keep your medical staff motivated.

Adding physician videos to a Web site is a unique and easy way to not only make your practice stand out, but also provide another avenue for patient education.

Because, as one urologist observed, "we spend more time with our partners than with our families," the importance of finding qualified urologists whose professional and personal styles are compatible with the colleagues in the practice is paramount.

Because, as one urologist observed, "we spend more time with our partners than with our families," the importance of finding qualified urologists whose professional and personal styles are compatible with the colleagues in the practice is paramount.

Studies show that employee theft robs small business owners, which includes physicians, of $20 to $40 billion annually.

Urologists plan on complying with new rules, but some see it as 'overkill.'

With a tight economy making patients more reluctant to seek medical care, marketing becomes appealing for even stable practices to have a good foothold in the community.

While some urology practices are adding physician extenders, others are having as much difficulty finding them as finding urologists.

Urologists around the country lament the difficulty in finding and keeping good employees, and even gripe about the deteriorating performance and attitudes found in some of the more demanding positions. My advice: They're your employees, so it's time to take ownership of the problem.