Practice Management

"At MIU, we host many ancillary services, including complete ultrasound services, UroCuff, urodynamics, PTNS [percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation], full laboratory and pathology services, Xofigo [radium-223]," says Jason M. Hafron, MD.

According to statistics provided by the AUA, 385 medical students and other applicants were matched across 148 urology residency training programs nationwide.

"From a physician standpoint, [telemedicine] allows you to have a greater reach of patients that you can help, that you can educate, that you can help improve their quality of life," says Helen L. Bernie, DO, MPH.

“To the point where a child would come in and request to see a cartoon character was really quite interesting for me,” says Patrina H. Y. Caldwell, BMed, FRACP, PhD.

"Continuing certification is not merely a bureaucratic process; it is a commitment to staying abreast of advancements in urology and maintaining competencies," writes J. Stuart Wolf Jr, MD, FACS.

The investigators at DSUI developed 4 recommended actions for urologists based on the findings from the survey: drive multidisciplinary collaboration, leverage technology excellence, bridge patient-urologist perspectives, and foster collaboration with general practitioners.

"I think that at any point, everyone is somewhere on that spectrum," says Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS, FACS, FPMRS.

"Creating a year-to-year plan can ensure you are staying on track to accomplish your short-term and long-term goals," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

There are several new CPT codes for 2024, including Category III codes for tibial nerve stimulation and other changes to codes in the treatment of urinary incontinence.

“We want to serve as role models for pre-med students to come into the urology field [and] to explore what urology is, because there is a great need not only in general for urologists, but for Hispanic urologists. ,” says Pedro P. Maria, DO.

"There's just a tremendous opportunity for telehealth and being able to increase delivery to patients in these areas or at least reduce their amount of travel time to get to see a urologist based on where they live," says Kara L. Watts, MD.

"Without interoperability, electronic insurance billing would be nearly impossible. Insurance payers, healthcare providers and claim clearinghouses all rely on interoperability at their core," writes Lisa Taylor.

"Specialty providers can take three steps now to succeed with MIPS while prioritizing caring for their patients," writes Wayne Singer.

"I think that, across industries, AI is going to provide a great benefit to our day-to-day practice," says Michael Karellas, MD.

"The mental toll of excessive screen time is a pressing concern in health care," writes Neil Baum, MD.

"There is a definite shortage, so not just increasing the diversity, but we have to increase the work force itself," says Sumit Saini, MD

"For the first 3 years that people join us, there's a whole program set up for them to help assimilate them into the culture, get them the resources that they need, make sure that they're meeting their benchmarks and goals," says Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS, FACS, FPMRS.

"The future of quality measurement is multiple different inputs to give us the best picture possible of the care we provide," says Timothy D. Lyon, MD, FACS.

"All participants in the process must recognize that telehealth is a resource for rendering health care and not a different type of practicing medicine," writes Richard Cahill, JD.

"Based on the definitions from the ASA and coverage rules for Medicare, the use of nitrous oxide for urology procedures is a noncovered service," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

As 2023 comes to a close, we revisit some of this year’s top content on coding in urology.

Expert advice for physicians seeking new coverage.

“I love helping people to connect with their passions and to find and create the lives that they wish to create, both within the field of medicine and urology,” says Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS, FACS, FPMRS.

“Physician recipients of peer support reported improved well-being, decreased negative emotions and stigma, and perceived positive cultural changes within their departments,” the authors wrote.

The median number of harms criteria reported in RCTs in urology increased from 5.3 in 2012 to 7.2 in 2020.

The survey highlights the challenges and opportunities physicians encounter in hospital- and corporate-owned settings.

Leading West Michigan practice now affiliated with nation’s largest urological healthcare management company

“Private equity allows an opportunity to provide improved scale with large organization,” says Scott B. Sellinger, MD, FACS.

"The conversion factor is slated to undergo a reduction of approximately 3.37% for 2024, decreasing from $33.89 in 2023 to $32.74," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.