Practice Management

AI scribe solutions are one of the easiest technologies to deploy into existing workflows, writes Vadim Khazan.

“As private equity firms increasingly engage in urology, key stakeholders, including policymakers and urologists, need to ensure that the quality of care is not compromised with the structural changes implemented after acquisition," write the authors.

"Many of the new codes are CPT Category III codes, which will require additional research for both coverage and payment rates, especially with private payers," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

Patients fear their personal data could be compromised, with 63% concerned increasing use of artificial intelligence will put their health information at risk.

Artificial intelligence can help curate, decipher, and contextualize the enormous and growing amount of digital data that now comprises a patient’s electronic health record, writes Nele Jessel, MD.

In this installment, Christopher E. Ramsey, MD, FACS, and Rachel Vann, MSN, RN, NP-C, highlight Tennessee Urology, an affiliate of United Urology Group.

"Make the proper beneficiary designation adjustments when warranted and review these annually with your adviser to ensure they remain up-to-date and make financial sense given your current situation," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

"The question of when a surgeon should retire has been the subject of debate for decades," writes Raj S. Pruthi, MD.

"ICD-10-CM coding denials have been increasing across the country as payers continue to refine edits," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

In the survey, 81% of residents in their final year of training reported that they sometimes, often, or always experienced feelings of burnout during their training.

"It is the right time and I have been fortunate to have such great people to work with locally and nationally," a urologist writes.

“A hybrid telehealth approach expands access to specialized care, reduces travel burdens, promotes timely interventions, and enables continuous management of health conditions,” writes Kara Hartl, MD.

"At some point, it will make sense, and it will be obvious to me and to my colleagues that it is time," a urologist writes.

"We all need to revisit meaningful methods for ongoing assurance of competency specific to our fields of medicine and surgery across the physician career span," writes Hal H. Atkinson, MD, MS.

Proper coding for percutaneous nephrolithotomy includes code 50081.

There have been several recent regulatory updates related to cybersecurity in health care.

"Training with aging faculty teaches important lessons. And it is the right balance of the lessons with a young ambitious trainee that has molded me into the product I have become," the urologist writes.

"A lot of urologic associations have committed a lot of work to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and this just seems like a step backward compared with the policies that they've been working toward in diversifying the urologic work force," says Diana Magee, MD, MPH, MSc, FRCSC.

"The ABU continues to reevaluate all policies related to diplomates. As medical practice continues to evolve in United States, and these changes affect the practitioners of medicine, likely further changes will be necessary in board certification procedures," writes Roger Dmochowski, MD, MA (Conflict Management and Resolution), MMHC, FACS.

Participants who completed a survey following the intervention indicated that the program was most helpful for networking with other applicants, finding a mentor, and serving as an introduction to urology.

Even before the pandemic, violence against health care workers was escalating.

"Am I close to an answer? Yes, my inner being tells me it is time to initiate letting go," says Gopal H. Badlani, MD.

In this installment, Kevin Zorn, MD, FRCSC, FACS, highlights his disease-specific practice, BPH Canada, which he designates as a “one-stop shop” for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Proposed rule includes incorporation of controversial E/M code.

“So far, all the studies have shown quite positive results with this approach. It's something that we can use in urology [for a lot of different issues],” says Nikita R. Bhatt, MBBS, MCh, MMed, FRCS.

Congress has taken actions aimed at protecting arrangements in which hospitals and other entities provide bona fide mental health improvement, behavioral health improvement, or maintenance programs to physicians and other clinicians.

"The EOM may facilitate success for its oncology participants by reducing reporting burdens, simplifying requirements, and offering potentially large bonus payments for lowering costs," writes Robert A. Dowling, MD.

"Portfolio rebalancing is a necessary part of an effective investment strategy, and a routine check of your investments should be completed regularly to ensure they have not drifted too far from their intended percentage targets," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

“At its core, [the book is] a love letter to my patients. It's all the things that I didn't have time to tell them in a 15-minute office visit,” says Martha Boone, MD.