Predicted impact of government spending under Obamacare tells story of winners, losers in the healthcare reform effort
Affordable Care Act Latest in Half-Century of Healthcare Reform
Highlights in 50-year timeline of national healthcare legislation, proposals, and policies since the Social Security Act was adopted in 1965
Quality Patient Care in Rheumatology a Challenge to Define, Measure
Rapid change and increasing costs in healthcare have sparked renewed interest in providing high-quality care, but demonstrating quality is difficult
Speak Out Rheum: How the U.K. and U.S. Healthcare Models Stack Up
A national, socialized medical system has significant advantages over the often-fragmented, unequally distributed U.S. system of healthcare, says one rheumatologist
Why Universal Access to Healthcare Isn’t a Constitutional Right, It’s Just Plain Fair
One rheumatologist forms his opinion on the topic while fly fishing on rivers in Missouri
Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Program
Although reporting for Stage 1 of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program began just this year, the rules, objectives, and measures for Stage 2 are already being established. Last June, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (IT) presented CMS with its recommendations for Stage 2 of the CMS EHR Incentive Program which builds on the Stage 1 objectives supporting EHR utilization for data capture and sharing.
I Will Be the Squeaky Wheel
Being the voice of rheumatology is critical to improving care for our patients
Global Perspective
Healthcare policy varies by country, but U.S. lags in key areas
Thinkers Wanted: Join the Grassroots Rheumatology Think Tank
We need you to join the grassroots rheumatology think tank
Philadelphia Displays Many Facets of the Healthcare Debate
City of Brotherly Love displays many facets of the healthcare debate