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When Switching Patients to Biosimilars, Communication & Expert Nurses Reduce the Nocebo Effect

March 22, 2021 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

In a recent study, researchers designed an intervention centered on communication and led by nurses to address discontinuation rates among patients who had switched to a biosimilar. The nurses’ insight and experience reduced the nocebo effect during the intervention, which had an 84% retention rate for patients taking a biosimilar after one year.... [Read More]

Filed Under: Biologics & Biosimilars, Drug Updates Tagged With: Biologics & Biosimilars, infliximab, infliximab-abda, non-medical switching, Renflexis (infliximab-abda)

‘Communication Is More Important Than Ever’: A Q&A with Howard M. Busch, DO

January 12, 2021 • By Keri Losavio

As founder and president of a large rheumatology group, Howard M. Busch, DO, says the pandemic has had a limited financial effect on many of the network’s clinics. Communication and technology have been key to adapting to the needs of patients and connecting with other providers during this critical time. ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Practice Management Tagged With: communication, COVID-19, patient communication, Practice Management

ACR Convergence 2020 Keynote Speaker to Discuss COVID-19 & a Changing Medical Communications Industry

August 6, 2020 • By Catherine Kolonko

Editor’s note: Registration for ACR Convergence 2020 is now open. Less than a year after becoming editor in chief of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Eric Rubin, MD, PhD, found himself in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2-related submissions flooded the journal office at an unprecedented pace, making an impact on the… [Read More]

Filed Under: ACR Convergence, Professional Topics Tagged With: ACR Convergence 2020, Eric Rubin

A Collaborative Website as a Communication Model During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 10, 2020 • By Sheryl Mascarenhas, MD, with Greg Stevens, BS

Under the onslaught of developing information on COVID-19, one health system found a way to streamline communication using a secure tool it already had access to.... [Read More]

Filed Under: Information Technology, Practice Management, Technology Tagged With: COVID-19, SharePoint

eConsult Communications Reveal the Common Questions from Primary Care Physicians about Rheumatology Care

December 11, 2019 • By Carina Stanton

A recent study reveals the common misconceptions of primary care physicians about rheumatologic care, such as the difference between inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthropathy. Researchers believe such misconceptions can be targeted to improve patients’ timely access to care and diagnosis…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Practice Management, Professional Topics Tagged With: communication, eConsult, Primary Care Physicians, rheumatologists

Tips to Improve Communication with Colleagues & Patients

October 31, 2019 • By Carina Stanton

Crafting clear and captivating messaging for patients and colleagues isn’t always easy. Here are some tips to improve your approach…... [Read More]

Filed Under: Career Development, Professional Topics Tagged With: Career, communication, patient communication, physician-patient communication, presentation

How to Improve Rheumatologist-Hospitalist Communication & Access

October 18, 2019 • By Larry Beresford

The traditional model for subspecialist consultations on hospitalized patients by outpatient-based rheumatologists may seem straightforward. Hospitalists (the inpatient specialists who now manage most in-hospital medical care in the majority of U.S. hospitals) typically call upon the rheumatologist’s expertise for joint swelling and a rash or fever of unknown origin, says Lianne Gensler, MD, of the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Practice Management, Professional Topics Tagged With: Consultation, hospitalists

Running a Big Rheumatology Practice Requires Learning, Communication

June 21, 2018 • By Kelly Tyrrell

If you had asked Ray Waldrup in 1981 what he would be doing in 2018, serving as the CEO of the largest rheumatology practice in the U.S. would probably not have been his first guess. Back then, as a young college student in Georgia, Mr. Waldrup took a job at a national jewelry retailer and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Practice Management, Profiles, Workforce Tagged With: Articularis Healthcare, Ray Waldrup

Sharing Knowledge to Support Care: A Conversation with ACR Communications & Marketing Committee Member Suleman Bhana, MD, FACR

April 20, 2018 • By Carina Stanton

Whether he is teaching rheumatologists how to leverage technology tools in their practice or working with the ACR’s Communications and Marketing Committee (CMC) to connect members with practice knowledge and support, Suleman Bhana, MD, FACR, a rheumatologist with Crystal Run Healthcare in Middletown, N.Y., is focused on connecting with his colleagues to improve patient care…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: ACR Communications and Marketing Committee, Suleman Bhana

Connect Rheumatology: A Conversation with Paul Sufka, MD, ACR Committee on Marketing & Communications Member

March 15, 2018 • By Carina Stanton

The field of rheumatology is advancing fast—alongside communication technologies that generate a massive amount of information. Paul Sufka, MD, a rheumatologist with HealthPartners in St. Paul, Minn., is interested in the ways social media can help him and other rheumatologists stay connected and keep abreast of practice information. “One thing I see people doing too… [Read More]

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: ACR Committee on Marketing & Communications, Paul Sufka MD

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