Urologists have low rate of Medicare payment errors

"Please note that although this starts out as a balloon rather than just the injection of a biodegradable product, this device is actually fully biodegradable and is absorbed within 6 months of insertion," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

In this episode of Speaking of Urology®, Eugene Rhee, MD, MBA, and Logan Galansky, MD, discuss key topics in health policy and recap the AUA's recent Annual Urology Advocacy Summit.

"If a practice has determined in writing that there are insurers whose policies advised that they will not accept this code, it seems reasonable not to report that code to that insurer even when criteria are met," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

In this episode, Janelle Bunce, PA-C, highlights the role that advanced practice providers can play in filling the gaps created by the growing workforce shortages in urology.

"I hope that [attendees] will be exposed to a community where they feel that they're able to freely ask questions, gain accurate information, and feel heard, validated, and connected," says Lauren E. Corona, MD.

"The final rule for 2025 poses several challenges to urology. Lobbying efforts to preserve telehealth access and the CF will continue, perhaps dragging into 2025," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.