Awards, appointments, and announcements in the world of rheumatology
Coding Corner Answer: June Coding Challenge
What you need to know to prepare for, or appeal, a Medicare audit
Coding Corner Question: June
Test your knowledge of Medicare audits
Practice Page: The ACR’s Insurance Subcommittee Facilitates Better Communication With Health Insurers for Rheumatology Practices
Committee is working to develop policy and programs to help ACR members deal with the administrative requirements of health insurance plans
Tofacitinib and Other Kinase Inhibitors Offer New Approach to Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
Small molecule kinase inhibitors, such as JAK inhibitors, provide a novel route for rheumatic disease treatment—and may promote our understanding of the immune system’s complexities
What Rheumatologists Need to Know about Identifying Amyloidosis
Although amyloidosis is not a rheumatic disease, rheumatologists may be the first to diagnose this life-threatening condition
Advances in Genomics, Bioinformatics Draw New Insights From the Human Genome
Widely held belief that large segments of the human genome consist of ‘junk DNA’ is incorrect, say scientists
A Rheumatologist’s Tips for Tweeting and Blogging
Paul Sufka, MD, networks almost daily with physicians worldwide about new medical approaches, research, or treatments
Apply to Attend the ACR’s Advocates for Arthritis Day
Event educates legislators about the impact of rheumatic diseases and the importance of care provided by rheumatology professionals
How to Incorporate a Physician Assistant Into Your Rheumatology Practice
Tailor your use of PAs to their strengths in noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease, managing stable patients, performing procedures, and routine new patient consultations
Researcher Studies Ways to Cut Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Better communication and more proactive partnerships between rheumatologists and primary care physicians may help modify CVD risk factors for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Seven Tips for Submitting Your Abstract to the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Follow these guidelines to improve your chances for success
Rheuminations: Can Clothing Influence How Physicians Practice?
What doctors wear can affect how patients relate to them
President’s Perspective: The ACR Creates Strategic Plan to Advance Rheumatology
ACR’s strategy for 2013-2016 includes advocacy efforts, educational programming and journals, and rheumatology research support
PR-COIN Initiative Takes Aim at Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
The Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network uses clinical evidence and a network of collaborators to improve outcomes for children with JIA
Arthritis Care & Research Celebrates 25 Years
From its beginnings as a quarterly journal in 1988, to a successful monthly publication today, AC&R has evolved and thrived