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ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: How Rheumatologists Can Negotiate Better Contracts with Payers

Thomas R. Collins | February 1, 2013

Improving contracts with payers can earn rheumatologists more money, with no added costs in staffing or equipment

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Understanding Pain Signals May Pave Path to More Effective Therapies

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2013

The ability to differentiate the types of pain affiliated with rheumatic diseases can help rheumatologists better diagnose and treat patients

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Rheumatologists Take Proactive Approach in Talking with Teen Patients about Risky Behavior

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2013

With teenaged juvenile arthritis patients, it’s important for rheumatologists to engage in conversations about how drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and sex will affect them

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: New Research Into Stem Cell Therapy and Drugs May Lead to Breakthrough Treatments for Osteoarthritis

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2013

Novel strategies for treating osteoarthritis aim to relieve pain, rebuild or replenish deteriorated cartilage and bone, or to replace the joint through surgery

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: New Research Delves Into the Risk of Comorbidities for Patients with Lupus

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2013

Studying factors that may lead to life-threatening comorbidities such as lymphoma and thrombosis could give rheumatologists clearer direction on treating patients with SLE

Make Critical Electronic Health Record Decisions Now to Avoid Penalties and Maximize Incentives

Staff | January 25, 2013

Rheumatology practices of all sizes are considering the most cost-efficient and effective ways to achieve Meaningful Use.

A Spotlight on IgG4-Related Disease

Emine Atac, MD, and John H. Stone, MD, MPH | January 1, 2013

What rheumatologists need to know about identifying and diagnosing immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD)

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Rheumatology Professionals Turn Out by the Thousands

Susan Bernstein | January 1, 2013

The American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) once-intimate annual gathering of rheumatologists has matured into a meeting for more than 12,000 professionals in the field

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Late-Breaking Abstracts Bring Newer Research to the Forefront

Mary Beth Nierengarten | January 1, 2013

Studies addressing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares, a potential new drug for psoriatic arthritis, and a novel agent in the treatment of active RA are among the highlights

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Identify Compliance Risks to Avoid Violating Medicare Rules

Mary Beth Nierengarten | January 1, 2013

Rheumatologists should develop a plan to keep in step with federal regulations