Christina Shin, a medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses the abstract, “Urologist hiring practices: Data from the American Urological Association 2020 Census,” which she presented at the 2020 AUA Annual Meeting. In the video, Shin says that the projected shortage in the urology workforce inspired this exploration of urologist recruitment patterns and barriers to success in the field.
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.