Volume 23, Number 3Business of UrologyThe Business of Independent Urologic Medicine: Caring for Patients While Operating a Business in a Post–COVID-19 Era of Private PracticeNathan P. DillerMara HoltonPrimum non nocere—“First, do no harm.” Independent medicine is challenged not only to achieve outcomes that patients value but also not to intentionally harm their business in the process. The COVID-19 pandemic and postpandemic regulatory environment have added new limitations on and restrictions to independent practices’ ability to innovate, grow, and provide stable access to meet their communities’ urologic needs. In the face of these challenges, independent medicine is at its strongest when it continues to press toward meeting its social contract with its community. Conversely, but just as importantly, society needs to be mindful of its social contract with the health care workforce.UrologyPrivate practiceCOVID-19
Volume 8, Number 2Review ArticlesThe Business of Urology - Your First JobSpecial FeaturePaul BrowerYoung doctors nearing the end of their residency must begin to consider how to chart the course of their careers. Most residents will go into private practice. This requires a huge leap, from academia into the business world of medicine. Young doctors, long preoccupied with the clinical and academic aspects of medicine, are frequently ill-prepared for this process, having no insight as to what they can do to match themselves to the right practice or multi-specialty group. This article discusses the stages of this process, from initial geographic decisions to securing interviews, to assessing the health of a given practice, to the details of contract negotiation. [Rev Urol. 2006;8(2):71-75]CompensationResidentsEmploymentPrivate practiceMedicarePPOHMOContract negotiation