The Impact of Documentation on Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement of Subspecialty Urology in the Era of Health Care Reform

Documenting comorbidities and complications in urology patients appropriately results in a substantial increase in reimbursement. Care should be taken by urologists to accurately note comorbid medical conditions. This is especially crucial as health care reform continues and growing numbers of patients present with chronic disease while reimbursement is further scrutinized and decreased.