Rheumatologists practicing in the current healthcare environment are experiencing unprecedented information flow, data management issues, and a rise in quality designations and pay-for-performance incentive programs. There is increasing pressure on rheumatologists to document or capture treatment concordance with guideline recommendations and best practices and to monitor gaps in care and patient outcomes. Unfortunately, some quality programs are not considered clinically meaningful, and even those that are often bring administrative burdens related to reporting, data aggregation, and analysis.
Revisiting Rounds: Lessons from the General Medicine Ward
Lessons from the general medicine ward
Fatal Choices: Mixing Risk with Medicine
Mixing risk with medicine
What Would Our Forefathers Think?
ACR anniversary brings thoughts of the past to bear on today’s challenges
The Health Buzz
What is the ACR doing with healthcare reform?
Risks and Benefits
Physicians must find the delicate balance between treatment and side effects
Pisetsky’s Rules vs. the Peltzman Effect
Pondering drug safety
Rheumatology Clinical Registry Debuts This Month
Web-based system will ease compliance with PQRI, benchmarking, research
From Paper to Practice
Using ACR RA recommendations to improve quality of care
ACR Rheumatology Clinical Registry Coming Soon
The ACR has approved a set of evidence-based quality measures aimed at improving care and drug safety for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and gout.
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