Practice Management

“[This way, I can] educate myself and put myself in their shoes and suggest a treatment or a plan or an evaluation, and then find out what their feedback might be from a collaborative standpoint,” say Robert D. Hoy, MPAS, PA-C.

“Sometimes there's some difficulties with continuity of care, because I'm not the sole provider for that patient,” says Robert D. Hoy, MPAS, PA-C.

"I think having both the clinical and the research piece is very complementary and really helps to keep me feeling happy and motivated," says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc, PhD (Hon).

"It's the creating of things for me that drives me. Even my wife tells me, 'You are most happy when you're creating new things,' " says Steven A. Kaplan, MD.

"The CF for 2025 is proposed to decrease to $32.36 from $33.29 in 2024. This is a decrease of 2.80%," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are considered qualified health care professionals and are able by license to supervise diagnostic tests and interpret based upon state laws," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

For the third consecutive year, Yale Medicine Urology, in connection with Yale New Haven Hospital, has been ranked nationally on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals Adult Specialty” list.

“What our major contribution is, I think as urologists doing implementation science, is determining the important questions, which we are particularly well-suited to do because we're taking care of the patients,” says Danil V. Makarov, MD, MHS.

“Interestingly, the trainees, when you look at residents as a conglomerate, experienced burnout at a higher rate than post-trainee urologists,” says Andrew M. Harris, MD.

"Documentation must support the existence and treatment of a separate stone," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"Although there is a good chance that you will face allegations of medical negligence at some point in your career, it is unlikely that you will ever be found liable by a jury," writes Victoria L. Neikam, Esq.

“Many of us feel privileged to take care of our patients, and that's why we went into the health care profession. However, at some point, that amount of call and how it affects work/life balance becomes difficult,” says Andrew M. Harris, MD.

"Somebody once gave me a saying: the 3 things that make a person happy every day are somewhere to go, someone to love, and something to look forward to. I have all 3 of them," says Steven A. Kaplan, MD.

“So, when it comes to fluoroscopy, low-dose pulsed fluoroscopy, whenever you can, is ideal,” says Jessica L. Wenzel, MD, MPH.

"Even at my stage of career, most people are retiring, and I've never been busier or had more fun," says Steven A. Kaplan, MD.

“There was a consistent request for more access to knowledge [and] access to guidelines,” says Jessica L. Wenzel, MD, MPH.

"Based on your question, C9761 would not be appropriate for using the access sheath," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"I think that having some clinical guidelines would be very much beneficial for us in midlevel practice," says Adity Dutta, MSN, AGACNP-BC.

Ben H. Chew, MD, MSc, FRCSC, and Naeem Bhojani, MD, FRCSC, on Urology Times' recent survey of reusable vs disposable cystoscopes.

“We found that two-thirds or female respondents did not know their dosimeter doses during pregnancy,” says Jessica L. Wenzel, MD, MPH.

Urology Times’ exclusive survey reveals urologists/advanced practice providers’ thoughts on reusable vs disposable cystoscopes.

“We also saw differences in the average pay per weekday of hospital call; 32% of men reporting receiving over $500 per day [of] weekend hospital call, but only 18% of women reporting the same,” says Andrew M. Harris, MD.

"We aim to provide the best quality care we can at the locations closest to our patients," says Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD.

The bill has a mass of legislative supporters – at least 41 senators and 127 representatives, along with more than 370 organizations representing patients, physicians, hospitals and Medicare Advantage plans.

"In 2015, we had 3 employed urologists in our health network. Now, we have 19 employed urologists in our health network," says Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD.

"As the markets continue to push record highs, staying disciplined in your investment strategy, removing emotion from your decision-making, and sticking to an appropriate investment allocation will be vital to navigating market swings," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

"We have a nice organizational framework for us to really provide effective care that really feels the same throughout the different regions," says Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD.

“It's one thing to recruit diverse talent, but it's really another thing to retain it,” says Alexandra Tabakin, MD.

"Ultimately, it is best to report CPT 50548 (only) for the performance of a typical laparoscopic nephroureterectomy," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

"Although the Medicare physician fee schedule, which is typically the primary focus of many of our discussions, is what is used to determine physician payment for a service, payment for an ASC is governed by separate rules," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.