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Ethics Forum: Understanding the Challenges in Rheumatology Today

C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD, Elizabeth, Kitsis, MD, MBE, and Michele Meltzer, MD, MBE | October 1, 2010

Understanding the challenges in rheumatology today

Challenges and Joys of Practice in Dubai

Humeira Badsha, MD | September 1, 2010

Rheumatology report from another world

Coding Education at the Annual Meeting

From the College | September 1, 2010

The Certified Rheumatology Coding Course and Exam will be available November 6–7 during the ACR/ ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta. This educational session is designed to increase knowledge of coding and billing compliance for physicians, fellows-in-training, practice managers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and coders/billers in rheumatology practices.

Your Coders Are as Good as Their Coding Tools

From the College | September 1, 2010

Are your coders equipped with the latest coding information? Every year there are changes to the diagnoses and procedure codes, whether this is deletion or newly created codes. Along with coding updates, insurance carriers frequently adjust, delete, or create medical policies to reflect updates to procedures or diagnose codes.

Letter to the Editor: Comments on July’s Ethics Forum

Staff | September 1, 2010

Feedback from our Readers

What is ICD-9 Coding?

From the College | August 1, 2010

The International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification, 9th Revision (ICD-9 CM) is a list of codes intended for the classification of diseases and a wide variety of signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or disease. The numerical format of the diagnosis codes usually ranges from three to five digits that are assigned to a unique category.

Rheumatology and the Patient-Centered Home

J. Timothy Harrington, MD, and Eric D. Newman, MD | July 1, 2010

Is it the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?

The ACR Benchmark Survey Results

From the College | June 1, 2010

In 2009, the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatologic Care (CORC) began its third Economic Benchmark Survey to update information from the previous surveys conducted in 1999 and 2003.

Colcrys Approval Triggers Questions

Kurt Ullman | May 1, 2010

Some rheumatologists question the depth of research and the approval’s implications for patient access

What Can Clinical Decision Support Do for You?

From the College | May 1, 2010

The current health system places increasing pressure on physicians and their practices to find new and innovative ways to maximize reimbursement through the implementation of programs and workflows that ensure the delivery of higher quality care—all while the ever-increasing needs of the patient population are placing a greater demand on physician time.