Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two-part series showing how a busy office-based practice can incorporate patient advocacy into its standard workflow. In Part 1, we looked at the reasons for incorporating patient advocacy into your practice and offered an outline for implementing it. Part 2 amplifies the concepts explored in Part…
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part series showing how a busy office-based practice can incorporate patient advocacy into its standard workflow. Part 1 outlines the reasons for advocacy and the benefits to both patients and doctors, then gives a quick-start outline to get you started. Part 2 will amplify the concepts…
Although HHS reports no significant changes in Medicare participation for office-based physicians, the numbers may be misleading. (posted Oct. 16, 2013)
ACR identifies five practices, therapies, or procedures physicians and patients should question
On February 21, the ACR–along with 16 other national medical societies–released its list of Five Things Patients and Physicians Should Question in Rheumatology.
New day of action and outreach aims to spread awareness of rheumatoid arthritis
Cardiovascular disease, diabetes are among the conditions that add another layer of complexity in treating older rheumatology patients
Outside of urban areas, rheumatologists enjoy better quality of life, but fewer professional interactions
Sessions on aging and rheumatic disease, arthritis and the older worker, and back pain in the elderly included at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and Association of Rheumatology Healthcare Professionals (ACR/ARHP)
Bring clarity to your interactions with patients, staff, and colleagues.