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 ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Using a tool to classify patients' infection risk and providing education and systems-level changes in the urology department safely reduced prophylactic antibiotic use around ...

Medtronic's Hugo surgical robot gained FDA clearance for urologic procedures, opening U.S. market entry and setting the stage ...

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 ...

With the U.S. authorization for urologic procedures, “there is now choice” for hospitals that want to expand their robotic ...

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced today that the FDA cleared its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system for use in urologic surgical procedures.

Medtronic has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) ...

Work relative value units (wRVUs) correlate with operative duration of common surgical procedures. Reimbursement for physicians depending on wRVUs is fair for commonly performed surgeries. Objectives: ...

Since urology is often a volume-driven business, it is critical for you to determine which procedures you should perform in your surgery center and which should go to an office or hospital setting, ...

Jesse D. Sammon, D.O., a researcher at Henry Ford's Vattikuti Urology Institute and lead author of the study discusses deaths rise with shift from in-hospital to outpatient procedures for common ...