Dear ACR and ARHP Colleagues, In 2007, the ACR created RheumPAC as the need for strong advocacy for rheumatologists and their patients and rheumatology training and research became compelling. The Government Affairs Committee was adept at developing novel ideas and strong policies, but there was a notable gap between policy and politics. RheumPAC was started…
2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting to Offer Coding, Practice Management Sessions
At this year’s ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Francisco, you can take advantage of a variety of sessions designed to address pressing concerns in practice management today. Practice managers, clinicians, office staff and others will enjoy and benefit from hands-on practical sessions and informative panel discussions by top content experts in the field. Here are…
The ACR, Rheumatologists Advance Issues Through Advocacy
Rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals make a difference every day in the lives of patients. And through the work of many devoted members, the College takes that commitment beyond the care setting and into the policy arena to Advance Rheumatology! on Capitol Hill and in state capitols across the country. I want to take a…
RheumPAC: How the ACR’s Non-Partisan Political Action Committee Works
The classic American social studies lesson is How a Bill Becomes a Law, but a more pertinent lesson for U.S. rheumatologists today may be How a Dollar Bill Becomes a PAC. This article is a nuts-and-bolts primer on how exactly RheumPAC works. The purpose is to inform readers about how and why to participate. Money…
Rheumatology Research Foundation Hits 30-Year Milestone
At the 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Boston, the Rheumatology Research Foundation staff sat down with a few ACR and ARHP members to get their take on what the Foundation’s 30th anniversary means to them. We spoke with current and former leaders of the Foundation and the ACR, as well as numerous Foundation award recipients,…
Rheumatologists In Demand As Physician Shortages in Rheumatology Intensify
How practicing clinicians can generate interest in rheumatology among medical students
New HCPCS Modifiers Replace -59 on January 1, 2015
Referred to as -X modifiers, they are designed to define specific subsets of -59 modifier
Congress Can Begin Work to Advance Rheumatology Before New Year
Medicare Advantage plans, specialty tier drug spending, SGR repeal, biomedical research funding issues on lawmakers’ plates
Pediatric Rheumatologist Wins 2014 Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
The ACR member Dr. Marilyn G. Punaro is first pediatric rheumatologist to earn the Patricia & William L. Watson Jr., MD, award
Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness Registry Can Improve Patient Care
RISE data entry process syncs with patients’ electronic health records to create quality improvement reports, chart progress
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