Based on this business model, he says rheumatologists and orthopedists share office space and a common medical record. Because all the providers work in concert to deliver quality patient care, he says the workplace culture promotes learning on all sides, which leads to innovative practices.
The practice is currently involved in a Medicare pilot related to length of stay and cost of care surrounding joint arthroplasty.
Through teamwork, David T. Felson, MD, MPH, has advanced understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases
Former ACR president assigned key role in transforming nation’s healthcare system
CHICAGO—Many nonsurgical therapies are available for knee osteoarthritis pain, but they vary greatly in effectiveness. “How should I proceed and figure out what to do with our patients?” asked David T. Felson, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, during OA Management Without Surgery in 2018, a session at the 2018…
The benefits of exercise therapy for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are well known. The ACR strongly recommends both aquatic exercise and land-based aerobic and resistance exercise for managing knee OA.1 A recent Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that high-quality evidence supports the use of exercise to reduce pain and improve physical function and…