Main description:

Although urology is a surgical specialty, it has become apparent that changes in health care delivery and financing have led to an increasing volume of care being provided by urologists in their offices. A major part of the revenue of a urology practice depends on office production and efficient management. To have a successful practice, the produc tive, committed urologist must have a thorough understanding of the procedures and problems that need to be dealt with in the office. Moreover. the urologist must play an active role in the administration and business aspects of running the office. Surprisingly, very little has been written about the office practice of urology. Office Urology: The Clinician's Guide presents a fresh, practical, and concise text book covering the vital issues that the urologist must face on a daily basis in the office. The initial chapters of the textbook cover the critical aspects of managing the urologic office, such as principles of management, marketing the practice, proper billing and coding, advanced information systems, and important legal issues. The book is not intended to review in detail the academic aspects of the various pathologies pertaining to urology, which have been well covered in several other textbooks. Instead, the clinical chapters deal with practical issues, such as selecting appropriate treatment and counsel ing patients on the optimal therapy for the problems that the urologist frequently man ages. The individual authors have demonstrated expertise in their fields.

Contents:

Part I. The Urologic Office. Principles of Managing the Urologic Office, Maxine Pollack and Jean Kouris. Marketing Your Urologic Practice Ethically, Effectively, and Economically, Neil Baum. Proper Billing and Coding, Ray Painter. Advanced Information Systems in the Modern Physician's Office, Steve Gardilcic. Important Legal Issues in the Current Health-Care Environment, Alan E. Schabes and David M. Levine. Part II. Patient Evaluation. Urologic History, Physical Examination, and Urinalysis, Mark R. Licht. Endoscopy and Instrumentation in the Office, Steven H. Selman. Part III. Infections and Inflammation of the Genitourinary Tract. Evaluation and Management of Recurrent Urinary-Tract Infections, Howard B. Goldman. Prostatitis, J. Curtis Nickel. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Jeannette M. Potts. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis, Kenneth M. Peters and Ananias C. Diokno. Part IV. The Renal Mass. Evaluation of the Renal Mass, Norm D. Smith and Steven C. Campbell. Selecting the Optimal Treatment for Localized Renal Tumors and Long-Term Follow-Up, Andrew C. Novick. Part V. Bladder Tumors. Evaluation and Management of Low-Grade, Low-Stage Bladder Cancer, Michael J. Droller. Intravesical Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer: A Practical Guide, Michael O'Donnell. Selecting and Counseling Patients for Cystectomy or Cystoprostatectomy, James E. Montie and Robert Marcovich. Part VI. Prostate-Benign. Evaluation of Lower Urinary-Tract Symptoms, Rasmus H. Krogh and Reginald C. Bruskewitz. Medical Management of Benign Prostatic Obstruction, Michael J. Barry and Claus Roehrborn. The Advent of Minimally Invasive Treatments for Benign Prostatic Obstruction, Christopher S. Ng, James C. Ulchaker, and Elroy D. Kursh. Part VII. Prostate-Malignant. Evaluation of Prostate Cancer, Robert L. Grubb III and Gerald L. Andriole. Transrectal Ultrasound and Prostate Biopsy in the Office, Christopher A. Haas and Martin I. Resnick. Selecting and Counseling Patients on Appropriate Treatment of Prostate Cancer, Faiyaaz M. Jhaveri and Eric A. Klein. Prostate Cancer: Endocrine Therapy, Hamed A. Daw and David M. Peereboom. Part VIII. Penile Disorders. Practical Dermatology for the Urologist, Scott Podnos and Allison T. Vidimos. Erectile Dysfunction, Drogo K. Montague and Milton M. Lakin. Part IX. The Scrotal Contents. Evaluation and Management of the Scrotal Mass and Acute Scrotum, Edward E. Cherullo and James C. Ulchaker. Genital Pain, Elroy D. Kursh. A Practical Approach to Male Infertility, James A. Daitch and Anthony J. Thomas, Jr. Elective Sterilization, Roy A. Brandell and Marc Goldstein. Part X. Voiding Dysfunction. Office Urodynamics. John P. Lavelle, Michael W. Phelan, Seamus Teahan, and Michael B. Chancellor. Assessment of the Incontinent Woman, Edward J. McGuire. Selection, Treatment, and Counseling for Women with Urinary Incontinence, Kathleen C. Kobashi and Gary E. Leach. Managing Incontinence in the Geriatric Patient, Patricia S. Goode and Kathryn L. Burgio. Part XI. Other Problems. Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Hematuria, Dimitri Kuznetsov and Charles Brendler. Evaluation and Management of Recurrent Stone Disease, Stephen J. Savage and Stevan B. Streem. Common Pediatric Problems, Jonathan H. Ross and Robert Kay. Index.