by Randi Pincus | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will level payments for outpatient visits regardless of site of service over a 2 year period. There are conflicting opinions about the impact. Dr. Kapoor weighs in during the interview with Urology Times here.
by Randi Pincus | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a letter to the editor in Urology Times, Deepak A. Kapoor, MD addressed the conclusions of Borza et al on the issue of financial incentives in fee-for-service medicine impacting clinical decision-making (“IMRT ownership appears to influence PCa treatment,” October...
by Randi Pincus | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2012, the US Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts that makes recommendations to the American public, recommended against routine PSA screening for prostate cancer. Since then, there have been a number of studies showing a significant...
by Randi Pincus | Nov 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Changes in the Medicare fee schedule, including plans to pay essentially the same amount for services whether performed in a hospital provider-based department (PBD) or in individual physician offices, were hailed as “significant wins” in a Health Policy Forum at the...
by Randi Pincus | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Recent efforts by the nation’s hospital industry illustrate the difficulty of controlling expenditures in the nation’s $700 billion Medicare program. Congress included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), a clear, bipartisan message that, to the extent similar...
by Randi Pincus | May 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Gluten-Free Condoms Are Now Available, But Are They Really Necessary? Organic condom manufacturers claim their condoms are gluten-free. But, um, since when do condoms have gluten to begin with? If you were concerned that your condoms may contain gluten, Deepak...
by Randi Pincus | May 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
On April 25th, Dr. Riccardo Ricciardi, Jr. (AUCNY-Bayside) was designated a Urolift Center of Excellence. See video from the ceremony here.
by Randi Pincus | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Us Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts that makes recommendations to the American public about preventive services updated their previous prostates cancer screening guidelines published in 2012. In 2012, they recommended against routine...
by Randi Pincus | May 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dr. Ricciardi has been designated a Urolift® Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Ricciardi has achieved a high level of training and experience with the UroLift System and demonstrated a commitment to exemplary care for men suffering from...
