A recent study is the first to examine pragmatic language skills in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), finding that approximately half of SLE patients have pragmatic language dysfunction…
How to Work with Sales & Marketing Representatives in Your Practice
Sales and marketing representatives can add tremendous value to your practice: They can generate consistent business by leveraging contacts who have services that can be referred to your practice. However, the services a sales and marketing representative provides are subject to significant scrutiny under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and state equivalents. For this reason, the…
Tips for Smoothing the Time-Consuming Prior Authorization Process
ATLANTA—Obtaining prior authorization to ensure services or prescription drugs are covered by a patient’s health plan consumes staff time, and delays or denials may cause patients to abandon treatment, according to speakers at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. In a session on Nov. 10, the experts shared tips to smooth the process. Train Staff on…
Clinical Pearls for Diagnosing & Treating Sjögren’s Syndrome
ATLANTA—Dry eyes and mouth are common symptoms in the general population. When patients report these symptoms to their primary care provider and other consultants, it may prompt a referral to a rheumatologist to rule out Sjögren’s syndrome. However, as discussed in the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting session, Sjögren’s Syndrome: Beyond the Dryness, evaluation of this…
Tips for Exploring Tough Topics with Teens with Rheumatic Disease
ATLANTA—Managing teenage patients may present challenges for pediatric rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals not only because of their often complex, rare conditions, but because teenagers are, well, teenagers. Teens may experiment with sexual intercourse, alcohol use, tobacco or vaping e-cigarettes to fit in with their peers, even if these habits have serious health consequences, according to…
Emerging Biomarkers for Lupus
ATLANTA—When it comes to identifying reliable biomarkers that can predict worsening illness or help point to proper treatment, it’s hard to imagine a more vexing disease than systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), said Jill P. Buyon, MD, director of the Lupus Center at New York University Langone Medical Center, in the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting session…
Tips for Engaging Your Pediatric Research Patients
ATLANTA—Around 2002, when Vincent Del Gaizo’s son was just 15 months old, he was hospitalized in an intensive care unit and, weeks later, was diagnosed with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). “We had the same 8 trillion questions that all parents have when their child is diagnosed with a condition you’ve never heard of: ‘Is…
What Should Providers Do to Address Polypharmacy?
ATLANTA—In a session at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting, Susan Chrostowski, DNP, assistant clinical professor at Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing, Dallas, told the audience that she’d had a visit with a patient and asked how he was doing. “Not too good,” he said, explaining that his chest hurt. “What’s the matter with your…
Tele-Rheumatology Offers Lots of Benefits
ATLANTA—With growing demand for access to rheumatologists in rural areas, a shortage in the number of rheumatologists and the ability to use technology as a bridge to patients in remote areas, telemedicine seems like a smart option. And it certainly can be, experts said at a 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting session in November. But a…
A Report from 2 ACR/EULAR Exchange Participants
Since 1998, the ACR/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Exchange Program has supported junior academic rheumatologists, rheumatology professionals and health professionals in rheumatology in traveling from Europe to the U.S., and vice versa, to exchange clinical and research skills, expertise and knowledge. The program is designed to recognize outstanding early career faculty in rheumatology research, so…
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