• Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: Recommendations from Latin American Experts Consensus on Surgical Strategy, Urinary Reconstruction, and Oncological and Func-tional Outcomes.

  Expert consensus; not a comparative trial

  RESEARCHInt Braz J Urol·Nov 1, 2026GuidelinesNew technology
• Synthetic Platelets Aim for Human Testing in 2027

  Perspective; preclinical technology, not established human benefit

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
• What Aviation Taught Me About Becoming a Better Surgeon

  Personal viewpoint

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Practice relevanceWorth a read
• Robot-assisted Partial Nephrectomy with the new HugoRAS System: single center matched-pair analysis.

  Retrospective matched cohort

  RESEARCHInt Braz J Urol·Nov 1, 2026New technology
• Challenging the Status Quo Can Help Protect Patients

  ACS report of a surgeon’s perspective

  NEWSAmerican College of Surgeons·Oct 27, 2026Worth a read
  ACS BriefRead the original article at the source.
• Request for Information: Nationwide Implementation of Prehospital Blood Transfusion

  Request for information; comments due November 5, 2026

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 6, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medical Devices; Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Classification of the Cooperative Powered Surgical Assist Device for ENT Surgery

  Final device-classification order

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Sep 10, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Advocacy Training Prepares Surgeons to Influence Policy and Health

  Viewpoint; program description

  ARTICLEAmerican College of Surgeons·Nov 4, 2026Worth a read
• Single-Port Robotic Extraperitoneal Donor Nephrectomy: Technique and Initial Case Series.

  Small initial case series

  RESEARCHAm J Transplant·Nov 3, 2026New technology
• Mayo Adhesive Probability Score Adds Predictive Value Beyond PADUA and RENAL to Predict Surgical Complexity in Patients Undergoing Single Port Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Multi-Institutional Study.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHJ Endourol·Nov 2, 2026New technology
• Editorial Comment on "Factors Associated With Trifecta and Pentafecta Achievement in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Highly Complex Renal Tumors".

  Commentary / correspondence

  RESEARCHInt J Urol·Nov 1, 2026New technology
• Could the preoperative urethral curve be used to predict immediate urinary continence following Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy? A retrospective multi-center study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHInt Braz J Urol·Nov 1, 2026New technology
• Information quality, clinical content, and engagement of robot-assisted nephrectomy videos on Bilibili and Douyin: a cross-sectional study.

  Observational · association, not causation

  RESEARCHJ Robot Surg·Oct 31, 2026New technology
• Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in a Solitary Kidney in a von Hippel-Lindau Renal Cell Carcinoma.

  Small case report / series

  RESEARCHJ Vis Exp·Oct 30, 2026New technology
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jul 7, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jan 30, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
  Proposed rule · United States

  Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Official US document. Check its status and effective date.
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Aug 4, 2026· Rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 14, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Oct 20, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Management of Overactive Bladder After Radical Prostatectomy: Safety and Clinical Pathways Following Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHNeurourol Urodyn·Nov 2, 2026Practice relevance
• ASO Visual Abstract: Cancer-Specific Mortality in Rare Histologic Subtypes of Prostate Cancer: Radical Prostatectomy Versus Radiation Therapy.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAnn Surg Oncol·Nov 1, 2026Practice relevance
• ASO Visual Abstract: Competing-Risk Regression Analysis of Cancer-Specific and Other-Cause Mortality after Partial versus Radical Nephrectomy in T3aN0M0 Renal Cell Carcinoma.

  Research · assess methods and limitations

  RESEARCHAnn Surg Oncol·Nov 1, 2026Practice relevance
• Medicare Program; CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 26, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jun 16, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch

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