Recent trials show this bisphosphonates can reduce subsequent hip fractures and mortality, while remaining cost effective.
Challenges and Rewards of a Physician Executive Career
The job of a physician executive offers a different set of challenges for rheumatologists familiar with research and patient care.
New Diagnostic Criteria for Axial Spondylarthritis
New name and classification criteria for ankylosing spondylitis may help with earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Pointers for Rheumatologists Considering AMA Membership
Join the AMA. Don’t join because you agree with everything the AMA does. Join so we, as rheumatologists, will continue to have a voice and make a difference.
Dermatology Case Review
A 64-year-old man with history of type-II diabetes (well controlled on sitagliptin/metformin), hypertension, and dyslipidemia presents with complaints of an increasingly painful left lower-extremity lesion present for two to three months.
Dermatology Case Answer
A 64-year-old man with history of type-II diabetes (well controlled on sitagliptin/metformin), hypertension, and dyslipidemia presents with complaints of an increasingly painful left lower-extremity lesion present for two to three months.
A Comparison of the Canadian and U.S. Healthcare Systems
The joys and the hazards of the Canadian single-payer universal healthcare program Canadian and the high-capacity and costly U.S. healthcare system.
A Patient’s Perspective on RA
I was diagnosed in April 2010, at 44 years old, with seropositive RA; the disease rapidly turned my life upside down.
Trailblazers in Rheumatology
Since the beginning of their medical careers, Rodanthi C. Kitridou, MD, and Bevra H. Hahn, MD, have seen a huge shift in the demographics of the field.
How to Complete Your Maintenance of Certification
If you are holding a time-limited certificate with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), you need to participate in and complete their Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program every 10 years.
Coding Corner: February’s Coding Challenge
A 62-year-old male patient returns to the office for a followup visit for his gout.
Coding Corner Answer: February’s Coding Challenge
A 62-year-old male patient returns to the office for a followup visit for his gout.
ACR Leaders to Converge on Capitol Hill
In early March, leading members of Congress and other key policymakers will meet face to face with volunteer leaders of the ACR.
Time Is Important Factor in E/M Coding
It is not unusual for rheumatologists to spend significant time during an office visit reviewing new and/or existing problems, modifying medications, counseling, and coordinating care, but is this additional time reimbursable?
ACR Volunteers Attend Leadership Development Conference
Last month, volunteers from the ACR, ARHP, and REF met in Atlanta for the Annual Leadership Development Conference. This year’s conference focused on media relations and social media in a healthcare environment. The goal of this year’s conference was to educate the volunteers on how to successfully use the different types of media outreach. The topics were timely, what with the launch of the ACR’s first public relations campaign, Simple Tasks, and a successful social media session held at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting.
Practice Page: Using Denials Management to Maximize Reimbursements
Denials management is a growing issue in physician practices nationwide, and your practice could be losing tens of thousands of dollars yearly if you do not have a denials-management strategy in place.
A&R and AC&R Abstracts: Bisphosphonates
Want to learn more about bisphosphonates and fractures? Check out these abstracts from Arthritis & Rheumatism and Arthritis Care & Research.
Arthritis Self-Management Program Success
Although effective, arthritis self-management programs can be challenging to implement.
Shortcomings and Promises of Genome-wide Association Studies
The outcomes of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not been what scientists expected, but researchers are developing new approaches to use revelatory GWAS information to identify genetic causal variants, predictors of treatment response, and future opportunities for genetic insight.
Part-Time Work Arrangements for Rheumatologists
Rheumatologists who want to work part time should be flexible about their scheduling arrangement.
A Passion for Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Through teamwork, David T. Felson, MD, MPH, has advanced understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases
How A Social Media Policy Can Protect Your Practice
While social media can be a beneficial marketing tool, it is important for rheumatologists to address the proper ways to use this outreach both inside and outside the workplace through a specific media policy
How Physicians Can Break Into an Executive Position
To become an effective executive, physicians have to learn to be team players and be prepared that they may not always be the boss.
Website Devoted to Arthritis Self-Management
“Better Choices, Better Health” is the recently launched online version of Stanford’s chronic disease self-management program.
Letter: RA Approval for IL-1Ra
Investors convinced the executives of Synergen that they needed to evaluate IL-1Ra for a disease with a more rapid outcome. RA studies were too slow to yield a quick profit. Thus, they picked sepsis syndrome.