Practice Management

"At trial, the urology expert testified that the defendant urologist failed to offer the patient alternative treatments before proceeding with the drastic option of removing the testicle," writes Dawn Collins, JD.

“I think the main thing is being able to empathize with your patients-simply because a lot of these patients become patients we end up having a pretty long relationship with," says one urologist.

Advanced-practice providers can report services incident to an MD under a few circumstances.

Urologists can easily miss or disregard these important aspects of contracts, which could come back to haunt them.

Start saving and investing early in order to achieve your financial goals.

"EPCS is now live in all states, available through most EHR vendors, and probably cost effective in your practice," writes Robert A. Dowling, MD.

CMS’ Quality and Resource Use Report can help you understand your practice’s costs, says Robert A. Dowling, MD.

The programs present an opportunity for urologists to evaluate how they practice.

“As many other practices have found, [advanced practice providers] help us to improve access, increase capacity, keep our costs low, and just as important, they allow our urologists to focus on more complex functions,” writes Barry A. Kogan, MD.

The plaintiff claimed that the urologist should have performed TURP.

Clear policies and compliance training will help keep harassment from happening.

Be prepared to supply supporting clinical reasons as part of your appeal to the payer.

Funds incorporate tax benefits with donor control over who receives grants.

Urologists who own advanced imaging centers will be directly at risk.

Independence isn’t gone entirely in today’s urology practice environment, but it is different.

"Urologists frequently become enamored by the research and the unique characteristics of new technology. The business management team must ask the hard questions," writes Rick Rutherford, CMPE.

Robert A. Dowling, MD, examines a key part of the new patient intake process-the “new patient form.”

Robert A. Dowling, MD, shares the experiences of two practices that have recently embarked on the EHR transition journey and discuss the lessons they learned and how to apply them to your own situation.

Acting based on fear can negatively affect long-term investment performance, write Jeff Witz, CFP, and David Zemon.

In this "Practice Matters" column Robert A. Dowling, MD, outlines practice management and health policy sessions to watch for at the 2018 AUA annual meeting in San Francisco.

"The primary advantage of using an ABLE account is that the savings largely do not affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)," write Jeff Witz, CFP, and David Zemon.

In this "Coding Q&A" column, Ray Painter, MD, and Mark Painter also answer questions regarding bladder instillations and penile modeling during IPP placement.

An emergency fund is an important part of any financial plan and can be the difference between comfortably surviving an unexpected event and financial distress.

"If you embrace change with curiosity, you’re going to stay ahead of the times," says one urologist.