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Navigating a Path to Success: Practice Management at 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

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Join us in Atlanta Nov. 8–13 for the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. Member registration is now open, including registration for the annual pre-meeting practice management workshop: Practice Matters—Navigating a Path to Success! (General registration opens June 26.) The 2019 workshop will focus on key practice matters. The goal of the pre-meeting workshop is to address…

ACR Pushes for Increased DXA Reimbursement

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Broken hips are among the most serious injuries incurred by older adults, and many fractures are preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 300,000 people over the age of 65 are hospitalized each year for hip fractures, with women (who have lower bone density than men) experiencing three-quarters of all…

Get Members Involved: That’s How Nevada Is Growing Its State Society

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In April 2019, the Rheumatology Association of Nevada (RAN) hosted its fourth annual meeting. “We had the largest-ever number of attendees,” says RAN President Tim Kelly, MD, a rheumatologist in Las Vegas. Launched in 2016, RAN continues to grow, and Dr. Kelly hopes to see the statewide organization do more. “We want to expand our…

Coding Corner Answers: An Audit Record Request Quiz

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Take the challenge. C—When an insurance carrier requests the medical record for a service performed, the practice should send all pertinent information to support the medical necessity of that service. For example, if the drug requires that a patient first be tested for tuberculosis and the patient should be on methotrexate or leflunomide, the note…

Coding Corner Questions: An Audit Record Request Quiz

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A private insurance carrier sends an audit request letter to a rheuma­tology practice to review its infusion medical records for the past 30 dates of service. What information should the practice send to the carrier? Only the infusion notes The complete notes for the requested dates of service only The complete notes for the requested…

Practice Management Workshop at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

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Join us in Atlanta Nov. 8–13 for the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. Member registration is now open, including registration for the annual pre-meeting practice management workshop: Practice Matters—Navigating a Path to Success! The 2019 workshop will focus on key practice matters. The goal of the pre-meeting workshop is to address how best to manage your…

ARP Collaborates with EULAR’s Health Professionals in Rheumatology

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The Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) and European League Against Rheumatism Health Professionals in Rheuma­tology (EULAR HPR) are, to a great extent, working toward addressing the same long-term goals and challenges. Despite differences in healthcare services, culture, organization and economical aspects across the Atlantic Ocean, we can help each other overcome these challenges and learn…

Scientist Development Award Winner Probes Ethnic Disparities in Lupus

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Recipient of a Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award, Ashira Blazer, MD, focuses her research on racial and ethnic disparities in lupus. She looks beyond socioeconomic differences, differences in lifestyles and access to care to better understand the biologically determined differences behind disparate outcomes. With funding from the Foundation, she was able to investigate the…

Dr. Guillermo Valenzuela: Truffle Hunter, Tennis Player, Motorcycle Tourist

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Some would call Guillermo J. Valenzuela, MD, a hunter of sorts. He has accompanied men and their dogs into the forests of Italy in search of white truffles, an underground fungus considered a European delicacy. “Years ago, when visiting my wife’s family in Italy, I walked into a very old restaurant in Parma,” says Dr….

In Memoriam: Harold Edward Paulus, MD

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Harold Edward Paulus, MD, professor of medicine (emeritus) at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), died April 5, 2019. During his nearly 90 years of life, he contributed hugely to clinical science and patient care in rheumatology. Hal was crazy smart. And if he had an idea, that idea had to be nurtured and expanded….