Members’ support and participation is needed to strengthen the ACR’s lobbying efforts with Congress
Rheuminations: New Rules for Rheumatologists
Transparent hospital costs, salary caps for senior hospital executives, and no more faxes top one rheumatologist’s wish list for revised healthcare rules
Speak Out Rheum: ACR/EULAR Exchange Program Expands Rheumatology Networks
Three young European rheumatologists share their experience in the 2012 ACR/EULAR international academic exchange program
How Rheumatologists Can Win Support and Influence Congress
Ways to use the ACR’s advocacy toolkit to contact Congressional representatives and articulate your message to lawmakers
American College of Rheumatology Advances Pediatric Rheumatology through Residents Program
The ACR’s Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program is designed to motivate trainees to pursue the subspecialty
ACR Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course Helps Rheumatologists, Health Professionals Expand Their Skills
This intermediate-level course combines lectures and practical hands-on experience in the application of musculoskeletal ultrasound for rheumatology
Award Recipient Advances Rheumatology Education with e-Learning Tools
With a grant from the ACR’s Rheumatology Research Foundation, Christopher Collins, MD, is supplying e-learning tools for use in rheumatology education
Coding Corner Question: April
Test your coding knowledge for a patient with sacrolitis and ankylosing spondylitis who gets a sacroiliac joint injection during an office visit
Coding Corner Answer: April Coding Challenge
Coding for a patient with sacrolitis and ankylosing spondylitis who gets a sacroiliac joint injection during an office visit
Practice Page: Deadline Approaching to Implement ICD-10 Coding Changes
Unless Congress enacts a delay, healthcare providers will need to implement the new ICD-10 code set changes by October 1, 2014, a mere 18 months away
Prednisone Might be the Missing Ingredient in the American College of Rheumatology’s Recommendations for Treating Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
A combination therapy with glucocorticoids may be the gold standard for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Is Predisone 3 mg/day an Appropriate Dose for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Long-term, low-dose prednisone at less than 5 mg/day appears tolerable and effective for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Why Oral Corticosteroids Should Not be Used in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Steroid use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been linked to higher mortality rates, greater rate of infections, more cases of pneumonia, and serious gastrointestinal events
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Serum Antibodies Offer Useful Clinical Insights into Systemic Sclerosis
Understanding the role of autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis (SSc) may help predict the course of the disease and guide clinical trials
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: New Insights into Bone Erosion and Formation Heighten Prospects for Therapies
Studies look at how the balance between osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and osteoblast mediated bone formation is undermined in people with arthritic conditions
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Use a Combination of Tests, Patient History, and Physical Exam when Assessing Myopathies
Autoantibody testing, electromyogram, muscle tissue biopsy, and a clinical exam may help confirm a myopathy diagnosis
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Tips to Diagnose and Treat Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS)
CAPS is a rare, complex disease which involves sudden clotting on multiple fronts
Department of Health and Human Services’ Final Rule Expands HIPAA Obligations, Violation Penalties
Physicians’ business associates can now face civil and criminal penalties for violating HIPAA laws guarding the confidentiality of protected health information