Physical activity can improve mobility, strength and bone health, reduce fall risk for patients with RA
How Wars Have Shaped Rheumatology
Treating sick, injured soldiers has taught physicians lessons about fighting infections, cancer
Selling a Rheumatology Practice to a Hospital or Health System
Negotiating points, key business decisions to consider when transferring ownership
Google Glass Has Potential for Rheumatology, Orthopedic Surgery
Wearable smart-glass device could enable untethered access to electronic health records, be conduit for clinical decision making
Chikungunya: What Every Rheumatologist Needs to Know
How to spot, diagnose and treat this rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral illness whose symptoms mimic arthritis
8 Steps To Produce Successful Clinical Vignette Submissions
Tips to recognize a good case, conduct a literature search and develop teaching points
7 Tips That Dermatologists Want Rheumatologists to Know
Recommendations on diagnosing, treating health conditions that cross over both specialties
Gout, Glucose Metabolism and Obesity: A Case Review
New research explores association between hyperurecimia and gout with metabolic derangement
Pediatric Chronic Pain Eased by Early Intervention, Parental Involvement
Comfort Ability program provides psychological strategies to help children self-manage symptoms
What the Healthcare System Can Learn from the World of Bees
Bees’ natural instinct to promote health of whole colony could inspire healthcare professionals to work together toward common good
Occupational Therapy Can Benefit Rheumatology Patients
Patients often manage their condition better, perform daily activities with more ease with help from therapists
HIPAA Privacy Rules Bring New Enforcement Guidelines
Focus shifts from voluntary to punitive; makes business associates more accountable for breaches of personal health information
2014 ACR Awards of Distinction, Masters & ARHP Merit & Lifetime Achievement Awards Announced
Award winners to be recognized at Nov. 15 ceremony before start of the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Boston
The ACR Seeks to Expand Engagement, Influence Among State Legislators
Members encouraged to advocate for rheumatology with elected officials in their home districts
Coding Corner Questions: November
Coding for patients presenting with chronic ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, ganglion cyst, gout and rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Research Foundation Backs Need to Accelerate New Medicines for Lupus
Foundation appeals to Congressional lawmakers for support of biomedical innovation to battle lupus
The ACR’s Benchmark Tool Helps Rheumatologists Gauge Performance
Survey lets physicians compare questionnaire responses with regional, national averages
The 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Call for Proposals
The ACR invites members to submit ideas for educational content to be featured at ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Boston Nov. 14–17
The ACR’s RISE Registry Offers Rheumatologists Many Benefits
Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness simplifies physician quality reporting
Work, Life Concerns to Consider Before Completing Medical Fellowship
Transitioning into a new job, relocating for employment can be economically, emotionally costly
Are Insurance Companies’ Medication Directives Fiscally, Medically Questionable?
A reader questions whether insurers’ practice of promoting medications has undermined physicians’ ability to provide quality patient care
Atypical Fractures Associated with Bisphosphonates
Plus, FX006, odanacatib and other rheumatology drug news, safety updates
The ACR President Joseph Flood, MD, Reviews 2014 in Rheumatology
Information technology an overarching theme of this year’s work
Systemic Sjögrens: More Than a Sicca Disease
Differences in its epidemiologic, clinical and immunologic features underscore need for a homogeneous diagnostic and therapeutic approach