Edward S. Cohen, MD

Edward S. Cohen, MD

Genesis Healthcare Partners

La Jolla, California

Dr. Cohen was born and raised in Los Angeles and earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA with magna cum laude honors and initiation into Phi Beta Kappa. He then attended the University of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento. After obtaining his medical degree, Dr. Cohen completed his surgical internship and urologic residency at the University of San Diego Medical Center. He has been in practice in La Jolla and Encinitas, California, since 1990.
Dr. Cohen has served as Chief of Urology at Scripps La Jolla and Scripps Encinitas Hospitals and has served as Chief of Staff of Scripps Encinitas. He is currently President of Genesis Healthcare Partners, a multi-specialty LUGPA in San Diego with 30 providers.

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Talks by Edward S. Cohen, MD

Requests for Same-Gender Providers

Edward S. Cohen, MD, discusses the gender disparities in the field of urology, where the representation of women practitioners stands at 10%. Drawing from a comprehensive German study, Dr. Cohen sheds light on how patient preferences for same-sex providers tend to emerge concerning intimate and potentially embarrassing medical concerns.

For consultations alone, the influence of gender preference was relatively diminished, being close to 35%, indicating a shift in patient perspectives further in the treatment process, where same-sex provider preference rises sharply. Unraveling the complexities of patient decision-making, Dr. Cohen emphasizes that professional skill and clinical experience hold paramount significance in shaping patient choices when seeking medical care. He suggests exploring the tremendous potential of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to effectively cater to patients’ unique requirements and enhance access to quality care.

About the 30th Annual Perspectives in Urology: Point Counterpoint conference: Presented by Program Chair and Grand Rounds in Urology Editor-in-Chief E. David Crawford, MD, this conference brought together leading experts in urology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology to discuss and debate the latest topics in genitourinary cancers, primarily prostate cancer and bladder cancer. This interactive conference offered topical lectures, pro/con debates, interesting-case presentations, interactive panel discussions, and interactive audience and faculty networking.

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The Value of Advanced Practice Providers: Increasing Revenue, Improving Operations, and Decreasing Physician Burnout

Edward S. Cohen, MD, discusses the immense value of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in Urology as a field. In this presentation, Dr. Cohen discusses the demographic and demand gaps covered by APPs for physicians and patients, the value of APPs in urologic surgery, clinics, and hospital environments, and the importance of providing training to APPs and treating them as equals within the practice. Throughout his presentation, Dr. Cohen presents multiple use-cases to support the value of providing APPs with careful training and direction in order to maximize clinical efficiency.

About the 30th Annual Perspectives in Urology: Point Counterpoint conference: Presented by Program Chair and Grand Rounds in Urology Editor-in-Chief E. David Crawford, MD, this conference brought together leading experts in urology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology to discuss and debate the latest topics in genitourinary cancers, primarily prostate cancer and bladder cancer. This interactive conference offered topical lectures, pro/con debates, interesting-case presentations, interactive panel discussions, and interactive audience and faculty networking.

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Private Equity and Value-Based Care: Is There a Future?

Edward S. Cohen, MD, CEO of Genesis Healthcare Partners in San Diego, California, looks at how private equity can help independent urology practices provide value-based care and remain financially viable. He begins by emphasizing the importance of value-based care, noting that the United States currently spends more on healthcare than any other country, and does not get the best value for the money spent. Dr. Cohen also observes that Medicare’s value-based payment model trajectory is supposed to get to capitation, meaning that practices will not be paid for how many procedures they perform but for how many patients they manage. He then considers the various difficulties facing independent practice, such as increasing difficulty in remaining viable, increasing cost of doing business, the need to have other income streams to maintain viability, and the need to be competitive with the employed physician market. Dr. Cohen argues that independent practitioners need a “seat at the table,” and he suggests that private equity is a good, viable way to do so. He claims that private equity can provide capital, improve management, help with expansion of ancillary revenue streams, allow for consolidation, and provide leverage in the community, all while allowing independent private practice to maintain its identity. Dr. Cohen stipulates that practices need to find the right partner with an aligned vision, but argues that when practices and private equity form good partnerships, they can help independent practice thrive and form a counterbalance to large hospitals.

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In My Opinion: The Future of Independent Practice

Edward S. Cohen, MD, CEO of Genesis Healthcare Partners in San Diego, California, discusses the future of independent private physician practices. He defines the three main types of private practices: solo, small group, and large group. Private practices face mounting pressures, including increasing expenses, decreased reimbursement, and an aging MD population. For these reasons, Dr. Cohen believes solo practices and small group practices are dying out. He suggests that independent private practice physicians provide a necessary counter-balance to foundation-based doctors, making large group practices the best way to move forward.

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Panel Discussion on Integration of Stakeholders in Healthcare: The Group Practice Experience

Edward S. Cohen, MD, CEO of Genesis Healthcare Partners, discusses how his company’s focus on creating an optimal patient experience benefits partners and patients. He explains how having the clear goal of supporting patients has led Genesis to develop a strong relationship with the University of California, San Diego, in order to better leverage contracts, complete quality projects, and evaluate physicians.

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