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Dr Aleksandar Krunic Discusses the Reimbursement Issues of Mohs Surgery
Reimbursement issues surrounding Mohs surgery are getting worse, which provides a challenge for surgeons who would perform the procedure, explained Aleksandar L. Krunic, MD, PhD, during the 25th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress.
Reimbursement issues surrounding Mohs surgery are getting worse, which provides a challenge for surgeons who would perform the procedure, explained Aleksandar L. Krunic, MD, PhD, during the 25th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress, held September 28 to October 2, in Vienna, Austria. During Mohs surgery, thin layers of cancer-containing skin are progressively removed and examined until only cancer-free tissue remains.
He speculated that the reason for the lowered reimbursement rate may be because the surgery was performed more often than necessary or that the proper indications were not specified as they are now.
"Generally, the reimbursement rate is decreasing for many things, not just Mohs surgery," Krunic said. "However, in Mohs surgery, if we remove the tumor we can run into bigger defects that potentially require more reconstruction, longer reconstruction, and those are the problems where we may not have enough proper attending surgeons to do it because the reimbursement rate ... is much lower."
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AUA Session Highlights the General Urologist’s Role in Gender-Affirming Care
May 7th 2024During her session, Polina Reyblat, MD, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, highlighted best practices urologists should incorporate to make transgender and gender-diverse patients comfortable during physical exams and avoid retraumatization.
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