Focus Rheums| Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? (video)

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Professional Partners

Jill Landis, MD  |  

Rheumatologists and nurse practitioners team up to improve workflow and patient care

Target Remission

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Strategies to identify and track remission in your RA patients

A Day in the Life of Gay Kuchta, OT

Heather Lindsey  |  

Treating children with rheumatologic diseases takes a unique approach. “You shouldn’t treat them as little adults,” says Gay Kuchta, OT, who works in pediatrics at the Mary Pack Arthritis Program at Vancouver Hospital in British Columbia. “They take special consideration.”

Reading Rhuem

Robyn T. Domsic, MD; Gail C. Davis, RN, EdD; Mary Corr,MD  |  

Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature

The Value of Mentoring in ARHP

Karen L. Kerr, MSN, NP, CPNP, APRN-BC  |  

In today’s unpredictable healthcare environment, mentoring new healthcare professionals is more important than ever. Most of us have benefited from mentors: Individuals who provided us with the guidance, encouragement, and challenges to help us grow personally and professionally.

Time to Get Involved with ARHP

Catherine Backman, PhD, OT(C), FCAOT  |  

In June, the ARHP Nominations Committee will develop a slate of officers and identify volunteers to serve on committees and taskforces for the 2007-2008 leadership year. Volunteering is rewarding, offers a great education, and is an opportunity to meet colleagues across disciplines and geographical regions.

Combine With Medicare Part D to Help Patients Afford Prescriptions

Kent W. Blakely, MD and Melesia R. Collins, CPC  |  

According to the 2003 U.S. Census, 29 million people in the United States make less than 200% of the federal poverty level and have no health insurance. Many persons have difficulty affording prescribed medications. In addition to Medicare Part D, there are more than 350 public and private patient assistance programs, including programs by pharmaceutical companies, that help patients pay for prescriptions.

What Has the ACR Done for You Lately?

Dan Fohrman, MD  |  

The world in which we currently practice is not the same one we knew five to 10 years ago. Insurers second-guess our decisions and create numerous hurdles for us to overcome before our patients can be treated. Government agencies are seeking ways to reduce healthcare expenditures and improve what they perceive as a lack of quality and consistency in healthcare delivery. These groups, as well as Congress and employers (who purchase benefits for their employees), have begun a concerted effort to grade rheumatologists on the basis of what they perceive to be quality and efficiency and then pay us according to those criteria.