In both single-specialty urology and multi-specialty ASCs, longer, more complex procedures can be a good fit and good for profitability. The key for either type of facility is having a dedicated ...

Joseph Banno, MD, a board-certified urologist and founder of Peoria (Ill.) Day Surgery Center and past chairman of the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, suggests ASCs should consider ...

The advent of optical (i.e. laparoscopy, cystoscopy) and fluoroscopic (i.e. X-ray) imaging made possible the development of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, allowing surgeons ...

There are many reasons to have urology surgery. For example, your surgeon may operate to remove kidney stones, treat infertility, or manage urinary incontinence. Urologic surgeons treat patients of ...

A study published in JAMA Network Open examined the use of antibiotics among patients undergoing common urological procedures. Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care researchers manually ...

Shawn Severns used to work for a law firm, thinking health care wasn’t the field for him. Then about nine years ago, he had the chance to join Urology of Indiana, one of central Indiana’s most widely ...

Treasure Coast patients who require urologic surgery now have the benefit of receiving their care locally provided by an expert surgery team operating Martin Health System’s da Vinci robot. “Robotic ...

WILKES-BARRE — An innovative procedure to treat symptoms of enlarged prostates provides men with a fast and relatively comfortable alternative to traditional prostate surgeries. The new procedure, ...

Urologists treat urinary and pelvic conditions in males and females, and reproductive and genital conditions in males. Urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney stones, erectile dysfunction (ED), and ...

AMSTERDAM — Many urologic procedures can be safely performed with the use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia, and both clinicians and their patients say they prefer the lighter touch ...