Practice Management

Dr. Vince has an interest in disparities in urologic care, specifically among patients with prostate cancer.

With healthcare data breaches approaching a boiling point, care providers need to adopt an approach that prioritizes operational continuity.

“Learning how to disengage from stuff that can be pretty toxic and engaged in the stuff that's most meaningful, I think makes our lives better,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

“I couldn't change the fact that it was going to be a few months until I had help. But I could change my own response to the situation,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

"CPT codes 50080 and 50081 describe the antegrade approach to stone removal requiring lithotripsy through a nephrostomy tract, with 50080 being reported for stones less than 2 cm in size in a single location, whereas 50081 would be reported for large or complex stones, stones in multiple locations, or stones in the ureter (such as in the example provided)," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

The rule includes a proposed unadjusted national average payment rate of US$21,376.53 for the device in 2024.

"In 2021, we were finally able to demonstrate a statistically significant difference in burnout between men and women in urology with women having much higher burnout rates," says Amanda C. North, MD.

“Regardless of the size of the practice, medical scribes are a valuable resource for health care providers, helping to streamline workflow and coordinate patient care,” writes Brian Hudson.

"We did an additional study where we surveyed all of the medical students who applied to urology this year... 1 in 5 applicants took programs off their list because they were located in states where abortion is illegal," says Chloe E. Peters, MD.

“After I finished my fellowship, I came straight back to Montefiore. I was very drawn to taking care of the patients in the Bronx,” says Amanda C. North, MD.

When you add automation, your medical coding not only improves your margins but also plays a key role in improving patient care.

"There are likely, based on their other results, going to be urologists not willing to move to those states, it's going to exacerbate shortages in care," says Chloe E. Peters, MD.

"Another thing is to customize your EHR with favorite orders and grouped orders, and these things can be standardized across a practice," says Sarah Hecht, MD.

"Since 2021, there have been significant changes made to documentation and billing, where now our documentation can be more focused," says Jyoti Chouhan, DO, PharmD, FACS.

"Once you've decided that this is important to you, a good place to start is to identify your pain points; pay attention to what annoys you and don't be complacent about it," says Sarah Hecht, MD.

Overall staffing levels were up “marginally,” suggesting some stabilization and return to levels from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the American Medical Group Association.

Recent advances in technology make it possible to access and harness the vast amounts of clinical data EHRs have produced.

"The integration of APPs in urologic practice could play a critical role in addressing the current urologist shortages, [issues with] access, and delivery of urological care across United States," says Omer Raheem, MD, MSc, MCh Urol, MCRSI.

The findings of harassment and inappropriate behavior come at a time when there is widespread agreement among health care leaders about the need for a more diverse physician workforce.

"Integration of APPs can be useful to address some of the issues we have nowadays such as access and shortages," says Omer Raheem, MD, MSc, MCh Urol, MCRSI.

"I tried to highlight how race has been used in medical research, specifically analyzing how this may [be] used toward Black people as a way to uphold systems of oppression," says Randy Vince, Jr., MD, MS.

“Those pipeline programs that actually foster a sense of community and family, those are the pipeline programs that really do well,” says Randy Vince, MD, MS.

Automating prior authorization is an investment that every health care organization should consider. As the industry grapples with rapid regulatory shifts and acute staff shortages, a tailored automation strategy is key to enhancing patient care and improving operational efficiency.

A total of 74.3% of respondents indicated that more training dedicated to care for patients in the LGBT community was needed.

Telehealth is here to stay. Lean into the technology as the new line of business that it is.

The economic burden is based on three components: excess medical care expenditures, lost labor market productivity, and premature death.

"Pandemic meetings were different because they were virtual. To be honest, those weren’t really good. I prefer to go to the meeting and be with other people and see them face-to-face," says Robert Gossett, MD.

"ChatGPT not only has a low rate of correct answers regarding clinical questions in urologic practice, but also makes certain types of errors that pose a risk of spreading medical misinformation," says Christopher M. Deibert, MD, MPH.

"Overall, there are plenty of options for keeping cash. The trick is determining the best option for your needs," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.