Practice Management

“Health care technology has largely failed to deliver on its promise to make the management of patient care simpler, easier, and less stressful for clinicians,” writes Oron Afek.

“Almost half of the participating urologists did not agree that the televisits were as satisfactory as face-to-face visits,” says Nathan Feiertag.

In this interview, David Joseph, MD, discusses piloting changes to the American Board of Urology Lifelong Learning Program and how they will help diplomates stay current without requiring as much time away from their families and practices.

Growth in remote work, cloud data storage present opportunities for hackers.

Urologists tend to prescribe more expensive drugs than nonurologists.

Identifying your specific needs is a good starting point.

“We…feel that this is going to be very helpful to the diplomate as far as improving their knowledge base,” says David Joseph, MD.

Health inequities account for $320 billion in annual health care spending, rising to $1 trillion by 2040.

"There are a number of urodynamic tests that can be performed. Urodynamic studies are not a one-size-fits-all procedure, but rather the tests performed should be chosen based upon the patient presentation and the question that needs to be answered by the urodynamic studies," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

“About three-quarters of urologists reported barriers to professional success,” says Christina Shin.

"We’ve had no trouble recruiting because we focus on creating a positive culture with our team," says 1 urologist.

Here are 13 cybersecurity measures medical practices can take to protect patient data from hackers.

Supplemental information on safety and efficacy of service may be needed.

In this interview, Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, discusses the FDA-approval of a ready-to-inject subcutaneous depot formulation of leuprolide mesylate (Camcevi) and explains its unique reimbursement aspects.

“These findings should mitigate possible concerns that extending licensure flexibilities will result in out-of-state clinicians luring away patients from their existing clinicians,” the study authors wrote.

Expert states less-invasive options should have been considered.

Being patient and showing discipline are key behaviors.

“Our results also reinforce pervious recommendations that preventive efforts to improve doctors’ health and well-being need to be intensified,” the authors wrote.

Through medical claims audits, the practice can help protected itself against fraudulent billing activity and claims.

"As for the case described of a 75-minute audio-only E/M visit there has been no specific coding guidance provided by CPT," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

Urologists must advocate for themselves to ensure favorable conditions continue.

“Our findings provide a potential mechanism for the gender gap in burnout, which has implications for workforce mental health and physician retention,” said Lisa S. Rotenstein, MD.

“With interstate licensure waivers expired or expected to expire soon, the question of how to design longer-term licensure policies to facilitate interstate telehealth is urgent,” said senior study author Chad Ellimoottil, MD.

"For appropriate billing and coding, there are 2 important issues to be satisfied: medical necessity and documentation supporting the performance of the procedure," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

Urologists prescribe at rates higher than many other specialties.

Challenge is presented by switching from SWL to ureteroscopy intraoperatively.

“What would be wonderful is to have a strong, smart triaging system,” says Shirley Lee, CRNP-FNP, MPH.

“We found that black patients had lower odds of using telemedicine services,” said lead study author Jenny S. Guadamuz, PhD.

The problem is especially acute among women doctors and members of racial and ethnic minority groups, who are subject to such behavior far more often than are white men.

“We’re finally at a place where 51% of med school students are women. However, 40% of women physicians are either quitting or going part time within 6 years of finishing training. That’s a problem,” says Chang.