Telemedicine apps used on mobile devices may help rheumatologists connect with select patients, increasing practice efficiency and patient access to treatment…
Telehealth Visits May Be an Option After Surgery
(Reuters Health)—People may happily, and safely, forgo in-person doctors’ visits after surgery by opting instead for talking with their surgeons by phone or video, suggests a small study of U.S. veterans. Most patients preferred the virtual visits and the doctors didn’t miss any infections that popped up after surgery, the researchers report in JAMA Surgery….
EULAR 2015: Innovations in Rheumatology Education, Practice
ROME, Italy—The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) annual congress (EULAR 2015) was a much-anticipated event, with more than 14,000 delegates attending from far and wide. The Health Professional Standing Committee was particularly delighted to have planned a program that provided the latest in research terms but also an eclectic mix of valuable topics for health…
Online Tools Can Help Manage Pain
(Reuters Health)—People with chronic pain may be able to use online tools to manage their symptoms, lessening the need for frequent doctor visits, an Australian study suggests. Researchers tested a series of web-based pain management tutorials on a group of adults who had been suffering symptoms for more than six months. Regardless of how much…
HealthKit Wellness App Holds Promise for Medicine, Rheumatology
Apple’s mobile healthcare technology may benefit patients with rheumatic disease whose conditions require regular monitoring
Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry Can Improve Patient Care
RISE data entry process syncs with patients’ electronic health records to create quality improvement reports, chart progress
Meaningful Use Attestation Does Not Satisfy Physician Quality Reporting System Requirements
Separate clinical quality reporting measures must be submitted for each program
Google Glass Has Potential for Rheumatology, Orthopedic Surgery
Wearable smart-glass device could enable untethered access to electronic health records, be conduit for clinical decision making
HIPAA Privacy Rules Bring New Enforcement Guidelines
Focus shifts from voluntary to punitive; makes business associates more accountable for breaches of personal health information
The ACR’s Benchmark Tool Helps Rheumatologists Gauge Performance
Survey lets physicians compare questionnaire responses with regional, national averages
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