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There is no code for a radical cystectomy. You will have to use the code for a "total" cystectomy.

"I am optimistic about urology, regardless of what the president does."

Declining reimbursement remains urologists' number one concern, ahead of increasing overhead, increasing government regulations, and other issues, according to the 2008 Urology Times State of the Specialty Survey

Here are some smart steps physicians and managers can take to make performance reviews easier to conduct and more effective, ultimately paving the way for higher productivity.

The 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule was recently published, containing many important changes in reimbursement for urologists.

All successful physicians listen to their patients. Do you?

This article shows you how to make the most of referral sources that often get little attention: friends, family, and community connections.

We review a sampling of software and hardware for the office-based practice that can improve the way you practice, increase your efficiency, and enhance your communication with patients.

Being denied payment for PSA tests.

Thepractice of physicians generating revenue from imaging services to which they refer their patients has come under federal scrutiny.

If you determine that the life insurance you bought years ago is no longer needed to provide for a surviving family, it can be canceled or given to your favorite charitable not-for-profit entity.

Here are steps and suggestions for getting your book idea to a publisher and seeing your work in print and on the bookshelves.

You can update a past medical, family, and social history (PFS) and ROS without having to rewrite it each time.

Medicolegal issues in urology, discusses the impact of medical errors on the health care system and lists several goals designed to ensure your patients' safety.

Successfully orienting and retaining a new physician in your practice.

In its 103rd installment, the AUA annual meeting introduced urologists to interesting research about relationships between urologic conditions and other significant health issues. The annual take-home messages are presented here.

In an attempt to remedy the pressures associated with insurance claims reimbursement for physician services, the American Medical Association has launched the Cure for Claims campaign simultaneously with its first National Health Insurer Report Card on claims processing.

With all the changes you face, it's easy to forget that focusing on the basics just might provide the results you want.

Poor communication skills are a frequently cited factor in a patient's decision to leave a practice or even pursue a malpractice claim against a physician.

Currently there are several code choices when using the da Vinci system to perform a robotic radical prostatectomy.

Urologists who own or who have an interest in ambulatory surgical centers perform more than three times as many stone surgeries as non-owners do.

Retention of staff in the medical office is emerging as a difficult challenge, and urology practices are no exception.

Safety is an unspoken yet fundamental expectation of almost all personal and business relationships.

Given current Medicare policy, we do not recommend billing either 64450 or 64430 in conjunction with prostate biopsy.

Unless Congress steps in again, physicians participating in the Medicare program will see their fees reduced by an average of 9.9% for 2008, a move that already has prompted a call for action from the American Medical Association.

Many challenges face the group urology practice, but one issue that doesn't get much attention is the cultural challenge of mixing physicians from different generations.

The shift of surgical procedures from the hospital to physician-owned outpatient facilities has been the prevailing trend over the past 2 decades and will continue into the foreseeable future.

Value-based purchasing actually has little to do with outcomes in patient care, and has more to do with cost-containment in health care delivery.

The federal government is pressing forward with an initiative launched by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to implement a national system of electronic prescriptions intended to increase both efficiency and patient safety.

Most urologists have patients who come from many different backgrounds, speak different languages, and have different attitudes toward Western medicine.