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Rheumatology Stakeholders Talk Quality
ACR urged to accelerate efforts to develop quality indicators
Science from our Sisters
Recommended reading from A&R and AC&R
What Gets a Good Rheumatologist Sued?
Pitfalls to avoid and habits that protect you from malpractice suits
ACR Recertification Resources
With the time constraints, stress, and lack of resources rheumatologists and other healthcare professionals face everyday, it can be challenging to find educational programs that not only provide measurable effects on the quality of patient care, but also offer resources to equip you for the ever-changing world of healthcare.
Science from our Sisters
Recommended reading from A&R and AC&R
Engage Patients as Partners in Shared Decision-making
Engaging patients in shared decision-making about their health management is increasingly important to improving health outcomes and quality of life for persons with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. In shared decision-making, the patient and the provider are partners who share information and determine together the best therapeutic interventions to achieve desired health outcomes and patient goals.
Meet the Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Challenge
Limited evidence and diagnostic options make this increasing condition difficult to treat
The Quality Movement Explained
“To Err is Human,” published by the Institute of Medicine in 1999, set off a firestorm of quality initiatives when it announced that at least 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hospitals every year because of medical errors. The first quality initiatives, which were aimed at hospitals, have now trickled down to physician practices. For two years there have been reports of payors moving to a pay-for-performance system or value-based purchasing.
Clinical Cutting Edge
Updates on Sjogren’s syndrome, myositis, and vasculitis