Neil H. Baum, MD, presented “Using Templates to Enhance Efficiency and Productivity in Your Urology Practice” for the Grand Rounds in Urology audience in October 2021.
How to cite: Baum, Neil H. “Using Templates to Enhance Efficiency and Productivity in Your Urology Practice.” October 2021. Accessed Jul 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/using-templates-to-enhance-efficiency-and-productivity-in-your-urology-practice/
Using Templates to Enhance Efficiency and Productivity in Your Urology Practice
Grand Rounds in Urology Contributing Editor Neil H. Baum, MD, Professor of Urology at Tulane Medical School, presenting on behalf of his colleagues James E. Gottesman, MD, and Evan R. Goldfischer, MD, MBA, reviews tools for improving efficiency in a urology practice. He explains that efficiency is important for practices because revenues are decreasing, overhead is increasing, and incomes are being squeezed. Dr. Baum’s first recommendation for improving efficiency is to use scribes, since they improve patient flow, increase productivity, and improve both patient and physician satisfaction. He then highlights the benefits of voice recognition software, which significantly reduces time needed for documentation, as well as the utility of telemedicine, which has been adopted by the majority of urologists since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Baum notes that new software for prior authorization approval also increases efficiency. He then goes in depth about the effectiveness of using urology electronic medical record (EMR) templates, explaining that most urologic conditions can be managed with 10 to 15 templates, and that EMR templates enhance efficiency, enhance documentation, improve the learning curve of scribes and medical assistants, and may assist in coding and billing. Dr. Baum concludes by inviting interested viewers to contact either himself, Dr. Goldberg, or Dr. Gottesman for more information on the templates.
For more commentary on practice management from Dr. Baum, visit his Improving Your Urology Practice page. For more on using EMR templates, check out our original lecture series, Leveraging the Electronic Medical Record to Improve Prostate Cancer Care.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Neil H. Baum, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Urology at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is also a retired urologic surgeon. Additionally, Dr. Baum serves as the Medical Advisor to Vanguard Communications Group. Dr. Baum is the author of Marketing Your Clinical Practice - Ethically, Effectively, and Economically, which is in its 4th edition, has sold over 175,000 copies, and has been translated into Spanish. He also wrote The Complete Business Guide to a Successful Medical Practice, which was published in 2015. Dr. Baum was the columnist for American Medical News for more than 25 years. Dr. Baum also wrote the popular column, “The Bottom Line,” for Urology Times for more than 20 years. He is a requested speaker each year to the Practice Management Seminar for the American Urological Association (AUA), where he discusses techniques for making urology practices more efficient and more productive. He has written more than 9 books on practice management and over 250 peer-reviewed articles on various urologic topics. Dr. Baum is also the medical advisor to Vanguard Communications Group.
