All faculty need to complete their Conflict of Interest Disclosures by October 31. Click the image to submit your disclosures.
shoutout to dr. jones
Congrats to Dr Jones on being the center of an article on the Department of Surgery blog, entitled “Single-Port Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer Offers Faster Recovery for Patients”! Click his headshot to read the full article
faculty hire requests
Important changes to faculty hire requests: starting October 1st we will require 120 days before the desired hire date
PR SM Deadline - earlier than usual
The PRiSM faculty performance evaluation system is now open for the 2024 evaluation cycle. This year, please note that PRiSM reviews are due earlier than usual and must be completed by Friday, November 29 Further details will be in your inbox shortly
HIRING
openings | New faculty/staff
Dr. David Strauss
Dr. Strauss officially joined the Division as an Assistant Professor on September 1! He will have clinic at both Anshutz and Highlands Ranch.
dr. heiko yang
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Yang will be joining our Division as Assistant Professor on October 1 His responsibilities will be split 50/50 between research and clinical work, with clinical duties at both CHCO and UCH.
research assistants
Dr. Yang is bringing two research assistants, Natalie Meyer and Jean Lee, to Colorado to continue his ongoing projects.
Vanessa de assis, pa
Vanessa De Assis, PA has joined the Division of Urology at Highlands Ranch Hospital as of September 23. Welcome, Vanessa!
DOS Faculty Meeting and grand rounds Nov. 11, 2024
DOS is now requiring faculty to record attendance for DOS Faculty Meeting and DOS Grand Rounds using a QR code. The codes appear on the bottom of every slide, but if you ’ re attending the meeting your phone, how do you scan it?
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Take a screenshot of the QR code.
iPhone: press the power button and volume up button at the same time a Android: press the power button and volume down button at the same time b Go to your photos. Your photo app (“Photos” on iPhone and “Gallery” on Android) will have the screenshot as your most recently taken photo.
2. Open the screenshot photo. 3. Open the scanner. In the bottom-right corner of your screen, above the trash can icon, press the small button that looks like this: on an iPhone or like this: on an Android.
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4. Tap the QR Code. 5. Tap the pop-up. When you tap the QR code, a button should pop up that you can then click to open the QR code link.
insurance profiling
cpt code use tracking
We were recently notified that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan has contracted with Optum to data mine CPT code utilization Effective October 1, 2024, Optum will start sending a letter similar to the one on the next page when the provider’s utilization of a designated CPT code is outside of the average utilization for providers within the same specialty.
This notice is informational only and no action is needed. However, should you receive the letter from Optum, we are asking that you please forward it to ACE at ACEAuditED@cumedicne.us so that we can see the activity and proactively perform our own internal review and education as needed
We appreciate your partnership and dedication to compliant documentation, coding, and billing.
Example letter on next page
events conferences | meet-ups
Click the images to learn more or register.
Holiday Gathering!
December 12
It’s coming! Keep an eye on your inbox for the formal invitation to this year ’ s division Holiday Gathering!
Residency Interviews
Residency interviews for the Urology residency begin Thursday, November 14! The second day of interviews is Monday, November 25 Both days of interviews will be virtual.
division Faculty Meeting
September 30 | Chester Ridgway Boardroom - AO1
Don’t forget about the division-wide faculty meeting on Monday, Sept. 30!
date change: transition of care conference
Bridging the Gap: Transition of Care Conference is now postponed until February! Click the image to RSVP
spotlight APP APPRECIATION
This week we honor the amazing Advanced Practice Providers of CU Urology!
The CU Urology team has an incredible staff of APPs. At Anschutz alone, our faculty includes sixteen APPs, and Children’s Hospital has six APPs on their faculty.
Thank you to Hilary Arce, Jessica Asherin, Adriana Behr, Shannon Cheuvront, Keri Clark, John Dodge, Jacob Erickson, Bridget Gresback, Holly Harges, Marguerite Korber, Jonathan Lale, Corinne Lesieur-Garland, Yanique Madonna, Brian Miller, Breana Mitchell, Kevin Olson-Jason, Isaac Peruski, Mehgan Rommel, Amanda Valdez, Thomas Weaver, Abigail Webb, Brooke Weiland, and Shawheen Young.
Without you, our division would never be able to provide our incredible standard of care and Improve Every Life