AUANews Inside Tract

Former U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, MD, is our guest on this advocacy edition of the AUA's Inside Tract podcast. 

He served in the United States Congress from 2003 to 2015 for a total of six terms while representing Georgia's 11th congressional district. Before Congress, Dr. Gingrey spent 22 years practicing obstetrics and gynecology in metropolitan Atlanta. He is currently a senior adviser at the District Policy Group in Washington, D.C.

This episode of the Inside Tract podcast features Kyle Richards, MD, FACS, discussing key facts about coding and reimbursement in urology. Dr. Richards is AUA Advisor to the RUC and AUA Young Urologists Committee Chair-Elect. He chats about the importance of understanding coding and reimbursement.

In this week’s advocacy episode of the American Urological Association (AUA) Inside Tract podcast we are joined by AUA Coding Education Trainer Edna Maldonado. Ms. Maldonado discusses what urology practices need to know about coding changes for 2020.

This episode of the AUA Inside Tract includes urologists who are ten years or less out of residency discuss thriving in different practice settings, from academic to large private practice to small group practice. Speakers on this podcast include: Adam Kadlec, MD (moderator), Cory Hugen, MD, Jodi Michaels, MD and Nathan Grunewald, MD.

This is the latest advocacy edition of the AUA's Inside Tract podcast. In our top payment advocacy news, the AUA recently submitted its comment letter to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule for 2020. The AUA supports the proposed increase in the conversion factor for 2020, as well as the overall proposed increase of 1 percent in allowable charges for urology. Learn about this and much more on today's Advocacy Update.

A roundtable of panelists from the 2019 AUA Residents Forum discuss career paths and opportunities within academia, hospital-based employment and private practice. Speakers on this panel include: Cheryl T. Lee, MD, Michael E. Lipkin, MD, Eugene Y. Rhee, MD, MBA, Sanford Siegel, MD and Aaron Spitz, MD.

On today's episode of the Inside Tract we are joined by the AUA’s Coding Education Trainer Edna Maldonado to talk about coding for Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG). Ms. Maldonado answers some frequently asked questions that have come in to the AUA Coding Hotline about BCG coding. 

A roundtable of panelists from the 2019 AUA Residents Forum discuss career paths and opportunities in urology outside of academic or hospital-based practice.

Speakers on this panel include: Joseph N. Macaluso, Jr., MD, FACS, Gary M. Kirsh, MD and Aseem R. Shukla, MD.

Welcome to the latest advocacy edition of the AUA's podcast, the Inside Tract. This week's update includes information on state, research and regulatory advocacy, as well as an update on the AUA's patient advocacy activities.

Panelists from the 2019 American Urological Association (AUA) Residents Forum discuss writing, reviewing and revising manuscripts. 

Speakers on this panel include: Joseph A. Smith, Jr., MD, Editor, The Journal of Urology®; Todd M. Morgan, MD, Associate Editor, European Urology; and Hadley M. Wood, MD, Section Editor, Urology.