AUANews Inside Tract

In this episode of the AUA Inside Tract podcast, Stephanie Herrick, Director of Revenue Cycle Management at the Advanced Urology Institute (AUI), joins Michael Burnett of Kansas City Urology Care for a discussion on outsourced vs. internal billing processes. During the interview, Stephanie shares her hands-on experience setting up an internal billing department for AUI, as well as what contributed to her team's success and her recommendations for other practices considering such a transition.

Welcome to the AUA's all new, monthly podcast series that focuses on leadership and business topics relevant to the entire urologic care team. Please join us each month on the Inside Tract as our subject matter experts explore various aspects of today's rapidly changing business environment. We hope you enjoy this episode where Dr. John McConnell and Dave Rickelton provide an overview of Physician Compensation Models.

Welcome to the AUA's all new, monthly podcast series that focuses on leadership and business topics relevant to the entire urologic care team. Please join us each month on the Inside Tract as our subject matter experts explore various aspects of today's rapidly changing business environment. Please enjoy this inaugural episode where Dr. Jennifer Miles-Thomas and Dr. David Green discuss why the business aspects of urology and healthy financial practices are absolutely mandatory for sustained high quality care delivery.

Sponsored by the AUA Young Urologists Committee, the Young Urologists of the Year Awards are presented annually to select AUA members who have been in practice for ten years or less in recognition of their efforts and commitment to advancing the development of fellow early-career urologists. Winners are nominated by their colleagues who serve on the Young Urologists Committee and approved by their Section Board of Directors.

Southeastern Section winner Shenelle N. Wilson, MD, sits down with Patrick Selph, MD to talk about what being YU of the Year means to her.

Based on his lecture from AUA Live 2020, Dr. John Davis discusses tips for promoting your work in urology online.

252 counties in the rural United States are without a single health care provider, and a specialty like urology can only be found in 38% of all US counties. Listen as Rep. David McKinley and Dr. Josh Langston discuss ways to address this workforce issue.

Please enjoy the following recording from the recent CDMRP Congressional Briefing, which was hosted by the AUA, KidneyCAN, and ZERO: The End of Prostate Cancer. This briefing highlighted the important research conducted through the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) and Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP), which are part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.

This week's update includes AUA's review of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services prior authorization final rule and state advocacy trends to expand the use of telehealth in areas such as including audio-only visits, ensuring HIPAA-compliant devices, and providing reimbursement parity.