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Research and anecdotal reports from practicing urologists indicate prior authorization is swelling and becoming increasingly burdensome.

In this interview, Robert R. Bahnson, MD, outlines the American College of Surgeons' work on payment reform, the broad appeal of the College’s clinical congress, and other services available to fellows.

Steven M. Wahle, MD, has developed a stepwise process and takes an aggressive stance with insurers that deny certain imaging tests.

Several recent studies provide straightforward ways to counsel patients on reducing stone risk.

The top 10 Urology Times articles of 2013 encompass topics including prostate biopsy, the urology work force, and PSA screening.

The latest products and services from Lambert Academic Publishing, the AUA, United Guardian, and SpryPublishing.

Police have confirmed that the suspected perpetrator of a deadly shooting at a Reno, NV urology office had been a patient at the office and had complained of poor health he attributed to complications from a vasectomy prior to the shooting.

Urologists’ career satisfaction can be measured in a number of ways: beliefs about fairness of their compensation, perceived financial and professional satisfaction, factors affecting plans to retire, and whether they would do it all over again if they were starting out today. Most urologists are professionally satisfied, but financial satisfaction is low, especially among solo practitioners, according to the Urology Times 2013 State of the Specialty survey.

The FDA is warning that methylphenidate products, one type of stimulant drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, may in rare instances cause priapism.

Researchers have identified a new technique that they say will significantly decrease pain for children following high-risk urologic surgeries.

Ralph Edward Hopkins, MD, a Riverton, WY urologist who began the Jackson Hole Urological Seminar in 1979, has died. He was 71.

Ureteric calculi at a skin-to-stone distance (SSD) of over 13 cm can be successfully managed using extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, British researchers report.

In socioeconomic sessions at urology meetings, e-mail alerts transmitted before critical votes in Congress, or solicitations for political action committee donations, urologists are frequently reminded: “If you’re not at the table, you’ll be on the menu.”

In this article, we discuss the impact of and reactions to the 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule.

Postmenopausal women may reduce their risk of incident kidney stone disease by engaging in even mild physical activity and avoiding excessive caloric intake, analyses of data collected in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study show.

Physicians contemplating retirement within a few years need to understand the future risks of the financial situation they may be facing.

Physicians spend an enormous amount of time processing, creating, and storing electronic information. These tasks can seem overwhelming at times, but there are ways to streamline them.

Older men with at least two lower urinary tract symptoms are more likely to have recently thought about committing suicide, researchers say.

Running ancillary service lines increases care accessibility and allows providers to know the quality of the care being given, say urologists.

With a deluge of new drug treatments for advanced prostate cancer on the market, a care model emphasizing urologist and medical oncologist collaboration is needed, according to an article whose authors represent each specialty.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for American Medical Systems, Inc.’s RetroArc retropubic sling system for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.

Out-of-pocket costs for couples being treated for infertility range from a low of $912 for medication only to $19,234 for in vitro fertilization, according to researchers who say their data will help couples plan for the expenses they may incur.

Risk classification changed in more than half of prostate cancers following assessment of cell cycle progression in tumors, according to a study reported at the Society of Urologic Oncology meeting in Bethesda, MD.

In this article, we briefly review the evaluation of patients with PPI and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of conservative, pharmacologic, injection, and surgical treatments.

Congress may be ready to trade in the SGR for a VBP and an APM to fix the difficult physician fee schedule situation that has plagued urologists and other Medicare physicians for a decade. But while the AUA wants the SGR to go away, the organization has significant reservations about this latest plan.

The presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop there, according to recent study.

The FDA has approved collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH [XIAFLEX]) as the first medication to treat of Peyronie's disease (PD).

The AUA recently joined with the American Association of Clinical Urologists and the Large Urology Group Practice Association in applauding the Physician’s Caucus of the United States Senate for their “commitment to preserving patient access to independent, integrated medical services.”