The 529 plan: Save for college and reduce taxes
January 1st 2016The 529 plan, named after the section of the Internal Revenue Code authorizing it, allows you to remove wealth from your estate while you steadily accumulate assets to help educate children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews-and even yourself if you're planning to go back to college.
Unfunded mandates, declining payment spell burnout: State of the Specialty 2015
January 1st 2016The State of the Specialty survey, now in its tenth year, takes the pulse of urologists’ current challenges, business and clinical practices, satisfaction, and opinions on a variety of hot-button topics. I
Improve patient care as well as your business
December 1st 2015today’s urologist has to stay current with new technology and care models and cater to patients who seek more knowledge and participation in their care. In part two of this two-part article, I will discuss how these practices are both good for business and for improving the quality of the care you provide.
Product Update: HIFU cleared, compact catheter launched
November 1st 2015Other products highlighted in this slideshow include a trial system for incontinence therapy, a compact catheter, a wearable digital technology solution for continence care assessment and management, and laser fiber and sheath system.
Extracapsular prostate cancer leads patient to sue
October 1st 2015In this case, the man currently has no evidence of metastatic disease or other long-term injury from his claimed negligence that the physicians allowed the cancer to become extracapsular during the 6 months of following his PSA levels.
How to streamline the property transfer process
October 1st 2015There are many ways you can hold title to real property, which is defined as land and anything built on it. However, the way in which real property is titled will affect how it is transferred during the administration of an estate. Learn more
Do you know what your 'surgeon score' is?
September 1st 2015A new public perspective on quality is emerging. Online rating sites, social media, and analysis of public datasets have begun to shape a larger perspective on quality, including the quality of health care institutions and providers. In this article, I will examine one of the latest examples-the “Surgeon Scorecard.”
New Products: App helps moviegoers with OAB, new mesh for sacrocolpopexy, and more
August 1st 2015In this round-up of new urology products and services, learn about an app that helps moviegoers with OAB, a new mesh for sacrocolpopexy, and device/smartphone app that help women with pelvic floor exercises.
Hypospadias repair: AUA creates new consensus document on coding
August 1st 2015The AUA Coding and Reimbursement Committee, American Academy of Pediatric Urology, urology fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and members of the Pediatric Urology Coordinating Council of the Society of Pediatric Urology recently published a consensus document on suggested coding guidance for pediatric hypospadias repair.
ICD-10's home stretch: Last-minute tips, grace period will ease transition
August 1st 2015The reality of ICD-10 and what it means to physicians’ practices will come into focus beginning Oct. 1. But there are things that specifically urologists should know in the days, weeks, and dwindling months before adopting the code set becomes the new normal.