“I think one of the most surprising things to us as we started to look at the data is that we had a very low rate of no shows amongst telemedicine visits,” says Randie White, MD.
In this podcast, Randie White, MD, discusses findings from the study, “Failure to Attend Urology Appointments: A Retrospective Analysis of a Single Urban Academic Practice,” which was published in Urology Practice. White is a urology resident at Maine Medical Center, Portland.
Potential code for prior authorizations on AMA CPT Editorial Panel meeting agenda
March 28th 2024"Good public and economic policy must align costs, benefits, and incentives; currently, all costs are incurred by physician practices, and all financial savings and benefits from prior authorization accrue to health insurance plans, leading to perverse incentives,” says Alex Shteynshlyuger, MD.
How to code for removal of a bladder calculus via a Mitrofanoff
March 22nd 2024"Per CPT coding instructions, when procedures or services performed by physicians do not have a valid or descriptive CPT or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, the service should be reported using an unlisted code," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.