On March 22, the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) now being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court, and intended to provide a mechanism to control increasing Medicare costs.
The number of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) who are ineligible for clinical trials is high, and their clinical outcomes are inferior to those who are trial eligible.
If you're like many urologists, managing collections is becoming an increasingly important-and none-too-pleasant- aspect of running your practice's business.
Many urologists are embarking on practice-changing moves, including forming new alliances with area hospitals or other practices and gearing up for participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs).
A prospective multicenter trial in Canada has shown positive results with hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy (H-IGRT) using widely available standard linear accelerators.
The autologous cellular immunotherapy sipuleucel-T (Provenge) can be safely given prior to radical prostatectomy, and in the neoadjuvant setting, the vaccine exerts a favorable effect on immune cells in prostate cancer tissue, specifically at the interface between the benign and malignant glands.
This article features products and services from manufacturers that are exhibiting at the American Urological Association annual meeting in Atlanta. Exhibit hall booth numbers have been included so that you can search for product demonstrations and exhibits that are of particular interest to you.
There is certainly a perception that urologists are consolidating into larger and larger organizations, as well as an implication that the small practice model is no longer economically viable. Yet urologist John E. Bertini, Jr, MD, has been able to start, grow, and maintain a small, successful independent practice in downtown Houston for 25 years.
The authors of a study reported cancer-specific and overall survival rates of 96% and 94%, respectively, at 5 years in men with high-risk prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy.
The investigational oral androgen receptor signaling inhibitor MDV3100 significantly extended survival by about 5 months versus placebo in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who received prior treatment with docetaxel (Taxotere).
Atlanta can basically be divided among five neighborhoods: Buckhead, Downtown, Llittle Five Points, Midtown, and Virginia-Highland, each with its own distinctive highlights.
Many physicians may be joining other high-income taxpayers subject to an upcoming potentially large tax hike they may not even be aware of.
To meet the challenges of a changing specialty, urologists across the country have organized into large, comprehensive integrated practices, often including physicians from other specialties, to deliver the highest quality care and service to patients with urologic diseases and conditions.
It is always recommended that, in addition to the clinical circumstances that caused the increased work, you include a relative time reference to justify the additional fee.
PSA kinetics can be used to identify patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who are at enhanced risk for bone metastases or death.
Recent studies from around the world provide encouraging evidence of the safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a minimally invasive treatment for localized prostate cancer.
A retrospective long-term comparison of three prostate cancer treatment strategies revealed that treatment with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) resulted in more long-term toxicities and higher treatment-related costs than prostatectomy and brachytherapy.
HIFU continues to represent a promising minimally invasive approach for many men with prostate cancer. What its exact role will become remains unclear.
Active surveillance appears to be a safe option for carefully selected patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, changes in biopsy scheduling and technique may be needed to detect high-grade cases.
A recent study may have found the genetic mechanism behind the potential association between vigorous exercise and a reduced risk of prostate cancer progression and prostate cancer-specific mortality in men with localized disease.
A comparative effectiveness analysis of three techniques for delivering radiation therapy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer supports intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as the current standard.
As the stopping point for the upcoming AUA 2012 annual meeting, May 19-23, Atlanta is sure to impress with its range of simple to sophisticated offerings in the arts, entertainment, culinary, and historical scenes.
Forging and leveraging relationships with state legislators and their staff can help you protect your patients, employees, and practice from harmful legislation.
Compared with women who deliver via cesarean, women who deliver vaginally are 67% more likely to experience urinary incontinence up to 20 years after the birth and are almost three times as likely to be incontinent for more than 10 years, Swedish researchers report.
Pelvic floor muscle training is effective for treating adult women with urinary incontinence without risk of side effects, according to a recent report.
The FDA has announced changes to the professional labels for finasteride, 5 mg (Proscar), and finasteride, 1 mg (Propecia), to expand the list of sexual adverse events reported to the FDA, as some of these events have been reported to continue after the drug is no longer being used.
Compared with conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was associated with fewer diagnoses of gastrointestinal adverse effects, hip fractures, and receipt of additional cancer treatments but more cases of erectile dysfunction in an analysis of three different types of radiation therapy used to treat localized prostate cancer.
For the second time in a month, urologists are being criticized for self-referred ancillary services?this time by radiologists for providing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment for prostate cancer patients in urologists' own radiation therapy centers.
Urologists' self-referral of prostate surgical pathology services leads to increased use and higher Medicare spending but lower cancer detection rates, according to a recent study.