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Neil Baum

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PubMed2006

A new look at informed consent.

Problems with traditional informed consent processes could be fixed through an automated approach that: Allows providers to better inform and educate their patients. Gives hospitals the ability to better compile, record, and manage patient information. Provides access to patient information in real time. Simplifies documentation. Reduces risks of litigation. Enhances compliance with standards. Improves reimbursement.

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PubMed2002

[Suburethral sling for male urinary incontinence].

This article describe a new technique for treating post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. We performed this procedure on 15 patients with a follow-up of 2 to 9 months. All of the patients had radical retropubic prostatectomies and a urodynamically confirmed stress urinary incontinence for more than one year; 3 of the 15 (20%) had detrusor instability. We used the exaggerated lithotomy position and a perineal approach. Three 5 mm titanium bone screw with pre-loaded No 1 polypropylene sutures (In fast Straight-In bone Screw Suture system) were placed on each side of the inner surface of the descending pubic ramus. To support the bulbar urethra was used a cadaveric fascia lata graft, reinforced with a piece of folded polypropylene mesh and tied to the pubic bone using the sutures attached to the bone anchors. Urethral resistance was increased to 45 cm H2O above baseline pressure. Thirteen patients (86.6%) are completely cured, i.g., do not require any pads. We have seen total failure in 1/15 patients (6.6%) and minimal improvement in 1/15 patients (6.6%). Urgency incontinence was reported in 3/15 patients (20%). All responded to the use of anticholinergic therapy. Two of the three patients with post-operative urgency incontinence had preoperative detrusor instability documented on urodynamic evaluation. This minimally invasive male sling procedure is efficacious. Long-term follow-up will be necessary before a final assessment of this new technique is rendered.

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10 ways to give your office a face-lift.

Many medical practices have antiquated offices where patients, staff and physicians are bored with the surroundings. There are ideas that can be easily implemented to make your practice attractive and enjoyable, as well as effective. This article shows you how to review the physical environment of your practice and then find an architect who specializes in designing medical practices.

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Putting the "receive" in accounts receivable.

There isn't a practice in the United States that doesn't have a concern about accounts receivable. The financial success of any practice depends on the care and feeding of the accounts receivable. This is not an area of practice management that can be taken lightly or delegated to someone who is not attentive to detail and doggedly persistent. In this article, we will discuss how to identify problematic accounts receivable and what can be done to bring the accounts receivable under control. We will provide you with a plan of action that can be adopted by any practice regardless of size, number of physicians, or whether the practice uses in-house billing or outsources its billing arrangements.

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