Plus, hydrocodone combination products and brodalumab
Rheum After 5: Remembering Medicine’s Past
Donah Zack Crawford charts medicine’s evolution with collection of 18th century medical instruments
What Physicians Should Know Before Leaving a Medical Practice
Termination provisions your employment agreement should include; plus other considerations to address before you transition
Osteoimmunology Research May Benefit Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cross-talk between bone biology, immune system may shed light on joint erosion, refine therapeutic targets for RA
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases Report for 2015
NIAMS director Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, highlights agency research, training planned for this year and beyond
How to Manage Denials of Evaluation and Management Coding for New Rheumatology Patients
Tips on defining new and established patients; determining an appeal approach
United States’ 114th Congress Starts Its Session
A breakdown of the political makeup of Congress as the ACR, RheumPAC gear up to meet, educate newly elected lawmakers
Coding Corner Answers: January
Proper coding for cases of drug-induced gout, systemic lupus erythematosus with lung involvement, inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis
The ACR/ARHP Member News
Awards, appointments and announcements in the world of rheumatology
Coding Corner Questions: January
Coding cases of drug-induced gout, systemic lupus erythematosus with lung involvement, inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Telomeres and the Aging Immune System
How research into telomere shortening is uncovering links to immune response, inflammatory conditions
Chronic Pain: The Psychiatric Perspective
Why rheumatic pain is more than a joint issue
The ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatoid Arthritis Raises Mortality Risk in Women
Data from Nurses’ Health Study, other clinical trials point to higher risk of respiratory, cardiovascular disease death in women with RA
New Opportunities to Advance Rheumatology Through State Advocacy in 2015
As state legislatures reconvene, the ACR is identifying states, collaborative partners to help pursue legislation
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Gaining Support
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute executives review PCORI’s funding, research focus and the importance of including patients as partners
Rheumatology Research Foundation Grant Funds Training to Improve Patient Care
The ARHP’s Health Professional Online Education Grant is earmarked for nurse practitioners, physician assistants caring for patients with rheumatic diseases
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Fat’s Role in Inflammation
How obesity, metabolic stress, inflammation contribute to rheumatic diseases
Tobacco and Medicine: A Hazy Relationship
How tobacco companies tapped physicians to bolster hollow marketing claims to sell cigarettes
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Predicting Outcomes for Patients with Lupus Nephritis
Better understanding of kidney inflammation and fibrosis in LN, along with finding novel disease biomarkers could help rheumatologists gauge patients’ response to therapy
What the Physician Payment Sunshine Act & Open Payments Database Mean in Practice
Revised CMS policy on payments, transfers of value to physicians incorporates exemption for continuing medical education
2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Wellness Ultimate Goal in Rheumatology Patient Care
Physician Leroy Hood, MD, PhD, shares his vision of genomics-driven, proactive, wellness-focused medicine in keynote address
Hepatitis Reaction with Rituximab Sparks Drug Safety Alert
The FDA modifies rituximab prescribing information to stress risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation
Commentary: Generic Drugs Can Increase Opportunities for Medication Errors
Why dispensing pharmacies should provide color chart of generic drugs they substitute each month
Biomarkers to Guide Diagnosis, Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases
Examining the usefulness, drawbacks of current biomarkers in rheumatology and progress to develop better ones
The ACR/ARHP Honors ARHP Members for Contributions to Rheumatology
A profile of individuals recognized for advancing rheumatology advocacy, service, education, patient care
Nurses’ Health Study Continues to Offer Valuable Patient Data
Nurses’ cohort of 38 years provides wealth of patient information, research for rheumatologists
Rheumatology Health Professionals Reap Rewards of Volunteerism
ARHP volunteer leaders discuss benefits of committee service
How to Launch a Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Tips on getting started, overcoming challenges, maintaining a successful fellowship program
fMRI Provides Visual Evidence of Pain
Functional MRI scans that show how pain changes the brain could help rheumatologists develop better approaches to pain relief