It’s time for a new strategy
The LUMINA Study
Impact beyond lupus in U.S. Hispanics
Are We There Yet?
Advancing rheumatology through public relations
Trillions of SNPs Versus a Glass of Grappa
Will personalized medicine make us healthier or just contribute to information overload?
Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis to Target
The time has come for goal-directed management of RA
Measuring Up for Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program—Meaningful Use—requires that eligible providers participating in the incentive program successfully demonstrate meaningful use of the EHR system by reporting on a set of core and menu functional objectives to qualify for incentive payments of up to $44,000.
2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting Takes You to Chicago
Join us November 4–9, 2011, in Chicago for the ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting. This exciting, friendly, and charming city is world famous for its arts and entertainment, food, architecture, and shopping. Chicago’s great magic lies in its mix: sophisticated yet friendly, bustling city streets adjacent to long stretches of green parks, and sparkling blue Lake Michigan. This year’s meeting, which will be held at McCormick Place West, is only a few miles from the hustle and bustle of the famed Magnificent Mile.
Promoting Arthritis Research to Congress and Others
The ACR works to promote clinical and basic research in arthritis and musculoskeletal disease through a variety of channels, including advocacy, working directly with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and through the work of the ACR Research and Education Foundation.
Coding Corner Question
April’s Coding Challenge
Coding Corner Answer
April’s Coding Answer
Student Benefits from Resident Research Preceptorship
Although the ACR Research and Education Foundation offers a number of opportunities to students interested in rheumatology, the Ephraim P. Engleman Endowed Resident Research Preceptorship is a unique opportunity that allows for a much more in-depth learning experience. The purpose of the Engleman Preceptorship is to introduce residents to the specialty of rheumatology by supporting a full-time research experience, with the goal of attracting promising physician–scientists to the field of rheumatology early in their careers.
RheumPAC: Advance Rheumatology on Capital Hill
One way to succeed in our mission of advancing rheumatology is to increase the ACR’s presence on Capitol Hill through grassroots and direct lobbying. However, for the rheumatology subspecialty to be most effective we must use all tools available to us, including RheumPAC, the ACR’s nonpartisan political action committee. RheumPAC demonstrates to members of Congress that the rheumatology subspecialty is committed to political action, educating policy makers, and improving healthcare for our patients.
Documenting the Patient’s Story: Consider a Scribe
You probably prefer to spend less time documenting a patient visit and more time actually interacting with the patient, right? If so, you may want to consider hiring a scribe.
Practice Page: Cross-Train Staff to Improve Practice Management
Cross-training practice staff can enhance office functionality and ensure good customer service
Tips for Signature Requirements for CMS
In an effort to minimize medical fraud and abuse, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the signature guidelines for physicians and medical documentation.
Lupus Nephritis Guidelines in Progress
A preview of the upcoming recommendations
Gabriel to Chair Healthcare Reform Panel
Former ACR president assigned key role in transforming nation’s healthcare system
Opioids More Dangerous than other Analgesics for Elderly
Safety events vary among different opioids
Behind the Digital Door
Rheumatology practices work toward becoming “meaningful users” of EHRs
New Guidance for Rheumatologists who Treat JIA
Evidence and consensus-based recommendations reflects current knowledge about initiation of therapy
A View of Industry from the Inside
Rheumatologists with pharmaceutical careers discuss the path that led them to industry and the work they do
Rheum with a View
Panush’s perspectives on selections from the literature