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Patient Access to Medical Records: How Much Is Too Much?

Thomas R. Collins | August 8, 2012

The easy access to medical records stemming from technological advances has given rise to questions about the medical benefits to such easy access, questions now being explored by researchers in the U.S. and Europe.

Drug Updates: EULAR 2012

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | August 8, 2012

Tracking the results of drug safety and efficacy

Physician Texting Could Violate HIPAA

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | August 8, 2012

HIPAA requires that healthcare providers maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect patient information. This safeguard requirement has many physicians’ attorneys worried that their clients are violating HIPAA on a regular basis.

Gene Mutation Could Cause Gut Microbe Changes that Lead to RA

David Holzman | July 31, 2012

A new study suggests that a small abnormality in an immunity gene can alter the gut flora in a way that induces development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Pediatric Rheumatologists Increasing in Number but Still Rare

Catherine Kolonko | July 10, 2012

Initiatives are growing the ranks and helping to ensure access in remote areas.

Cardiovascular Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Katherine P. Liao, MD, MPH | July 10, 2012

How to improve management of heart disease in patients with RA.

The Happiest Specialty: Rheumatology Is #1!

James R. O’Dell, MD | July 10, 2012

Why are we all smiling, and how can we spread it around?

A Fork in the Road: Advocacy for Rheumatology

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | July 10, 2012

Is that fork bent? So you must be a rheumatologist.

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Offers Basic Science Track

Richard Loeser, MD | July 9, 2012

The ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting is the premier event for specialists in the field of rheumatology, and at this year’s meeting, basic researchers will be afforded multiple opportunities to increase their knowledge.

ACR Research and Education Foundation Meets with NIAMS and AF to Discuss Funding

From the College | July 9, 2012

The ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) has been working with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (NIAMS) to lead discussions about how to best develop the careers of physician-scientists involved in rheumatic disease research.