Practice Management

In this article, an expert addresses the most common issues that come up with patients that may make them harder to deal with and solutions that may help a provider.

“It's important to continue to speak up about what we have previously deemed controversial or taboo topics, such as family planning, pay disparities, and discrimination,” says Bridget Lang Findlay, MD.

eCoin is approved by the FDA for the treatment of urinary urge incontinence, a condition experienced by more than 60% of patients with overactive bladder.

Urologist topped the list as the most stressful career among the 873 jobs ranked.

"The prior authorization and interoperability proposals we are announcing today would streamline the prior authorization process and promote health care data sharing to improve the care experience across providers, patients, and caregivers – helping us to address avoidable delays in patient care and achieve better health outcomes for all,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.

Amanda North, MD, discusses the AUA census in depth, specifically highlighting the data collected on residents and fellows.

“This is a huge topic within all academic medicine right now, whether it’s urology or otherwise,” says Moben Mirza, MD, FACS.

The Cures Act has teeth and consumers are becoming increasingly aware of their right to obtain their information.

Moben Mirza, MD, FACS, discusses the need to move toward an optimal number of urology residency applications for both the individual applicants and the residency programs.

“I think that, as is often the case with public health policy, we underestimated the difficulty of achieving the goals we were aiming for,” said Blumenthal, David Blumenthal, MD, MPP.

"In the office, absolutely, I should be called by my profession," says one urologist.

The collaboration between Streamline Scientific and UroGPO will help deliver PCR technology to UroGPO members.

"We once again note that even success in the efforts to avoid any payment decreases will be a failure in the long run as overhead continues to rise against flat reimbursement," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

Annuities come in different varieties and each type offers different optional features that may be particularly worthwhile, depending on your circumstances and preferences.

"Instant and electronic access by patients to the electronic health record upends some long-established physician-centric traditions of medical practice and documentation and raises some concerns," writes Robert A. Dowling, MD.

Overworking has become the norm, but that doesn’t mean it should be.

Plaintiff’s attorneys are substituting regulations for standard of care.

"Giving to charity can be a very powerful tax-savings tool. Check if you have any appreciated investment assets you could donate instead of cash," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

“Physicians should take medical board complaints far more seriously than a medical malpractice complaint,” said attorney Alex Keoskey.

Oft-used practice can lead to inaccuracies, mistakes in care, and burnout.

"We increasingly see the evolving role of ‘precision medicine’ in urology, using genetic and genomic testing to guide [management] for a variety of diseases, particularly bladder and prostate cancer," says 1 urologist.

“The science on pain care has advanced over the past six years,” said Debbie Dowell, MD, MPH, chief clinical research officer for CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention.

Cybersecurity training is vital because it is mandated by HIPAA.

The Optilume drug-coated balloon catheter system is approved by the FDA for the treatment of men with urethral strictures.

"Although Medicare has developed previous coverage directives for several types of PCR tests outside of UTI detection and there are sound arguments for the use of PCR tests in detecting UTIs, Medicare only recently published a local coverage determination that included the use of PCR tests for UTI detection," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

The report showed that urology was among the physician positions least likely to be filled.

"The way in which real property is titled will affect how it is transferred during the administration of an estate after death," says Jeff Witz, CFP.

"Trusts are a powerful estate planning tool designed to safeguard your children in the event of your premature death," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

eCoin is a new technology for the management of bladder overactivity that is implanted near the posterior tibial nerve subcutaneously.

“Individuals in all workplaces have the right to a safe environment, out of harm’s way and free of intimidation or reprisal,” said AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD.