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The Changing Landscape of Urologic Practice, An Issue of Urologic Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 48-2 - April 10, 2021
- Editor: Deepak A. Kapoor
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 0 6 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 0 6 5 - 9
With guidance from Consulting Editor, Dr. Kevin Loughlin, Dr. Deepak Kapoor has created a state-of-the-art issue devoted to the future of the urologist’s clinical practice. Expert… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWith guidance from Consulting Editor, Dr. Kevin Loughlin, Dr. Deepak Kapoor has created a state-of-the-art issue devoted to the future of the urologist’s clinical practice. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Workforce Issues in Urology; Development of Physician Leaders; Physician Burnout; Telemedicine; Understanding the Millenial Physician; The role of APPs in Urology; The impact of private equity transaction on urology; The growth of integrated care models in urology; Current and Future Status of Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems; Advocacy and Health Policy; How to Subspecialize in Large Group Practices; Drug Prices: Strategies to Help Your Patients Manage the High Cost of Drugs; Operationalizing Clinical Research. Urologists will come away with the information they need to improve their expertise in their urologic practices and to improve patient outcomes.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Workforce Issues in Urology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Urology shortage
- Diversity and gender workforce issues
- Burnout
- Effects of the coronavirus pandemic
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- An Updated Review on Physician Burnout in Urology
- Key points
- Introduction/history/definitions/background
- Discussion
- Summary
- Development of Physician Leaders
- Key points
- Introduction
- Why physician leaders
- Leadership and diversity
- Changing health care environment
- Physician leaders
- Training physician leaders
- Leadership roles for urologists
- What makes a good leader?
- How are urologic leaders selected?
- Emotional intelligence, the underpinning of leadership
- Clinics care points
- Women in Urology
- Key points
- History
- Evolution
- Trends in medical and urology training
- Trends in clinical practice
- Geographic observations
- Clinical practice patterns
- Challenges and disparities
- Horizon
- Summary
- Understanding the Millennial Physician
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Urology
- Key points
- Introduction
- History and types of advanced practice providers
- Scope of practice
- Billing considerations for advanced practice providers
- Services performed by advanced practice providers
- Opportunities and risks
- Summary
- Telemedicine in Urology: The Socioeconomic Impact
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background
- Workforce shortage
- Pre-COVID-19 telehealth coverage
- Types of telemedical services
- Gaps to access
- New 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rules
- Disparity in telemedicine care
- Contemporary (public health emergency) utilization
- Summary
- The Growth of Integrated Care Models in Urology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Importance
- Brief history of integrated health care
- Value of multidisciplinary care in oncology
- Current integrated care models in urology
- Multidisciplinary clinic models in urology
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Private Equity and Urology: An Emerging Model for Independent Practice
- Key points
- Executive summary
- Health care industry consolidation and independent physician practices
- The evolution of independent urology practices
- Enter private equity
- Private equity in health care
- Private equity interest in urology
- Potential benefits of partnering with private equity investment
- Evaluating and preparing for private equity investment
- Understanding the private equity transaction
- Summary
- Clinical Research 2021
- Key points
- Managing a research program in 2021
- Health Policy and Advocacy
- Key points
- Physician advocacy in health policy—How? Why now? And Why me?
- Legislation versus regulation—advocacy by specialty societies
- Urotrauma bill—relationships built and lessons learned
- The US Preventive Services Task Force and prostate-specific antigen: an example of multidisciplinary advocacy
- Political action committees and fundraising
- The changing face of physician advocacy
- Summary
- Current and Future Status of Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems
- Key points
- Introduction
- History
- The Quality Payment Program
- Merit-based incentive payment systems
- The future of alternative payment models and merit-based incentive payment systems
- Clinics care point
- Finance 101 for Physicians
- Key points
- Pillar 1: protecting family, person, and assets
- Pillar 2: tax planning
- Pillar 3: growing wealth
- A goal without a plan is simply a wish
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 48-2
- Published: April 10, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323790642
- eBook ISBN: 9780323790659
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Deepak A. Kapoor
Affiliations and expertise
Market President, Integrated Medical Professionals, Chairman and Chief Ecosystem Officer, Solaris Health Holdings, LLC
Clinical Professor of Urology, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai