Early in his career as a resident at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., Christopher Phillips, MD, felt a connection to his patients battling rheumatic diseases. Today, Dr. Phillips balances time with his solo private practice in Paducah, Ky., to help rheumatologists fight insurance battles for their patients in his role as chair of the…
The RISE Registry: A Powerful Collaboration Tool for Clinicians & Researchers
Practice-based evidence, like that in the RISE registry, can be used to describe trends in patient care, look at comparative effectiveness of interventions and much more.
ACR Addresses Workforce Challenges at the State Level
Like many states in recent years, Georgia has struggled to provide patients with adequate access to rheumatologists and other cognitive specialists, with Georgia averaging 74,713 people per rheumatologist. Of equal concern, 31% of Georgia’s rheumatologists are approaching retirement age. During the current legislative session, the ACR has stepped up with a proposal to alleviate some…
Large Vessel Vasculitis Outcome Measures: An Update from OMERACT
In ongoing work to validate data-driven outcome tools for clinical investigation in large vessel vasculitis, an international team of rheumatologists from the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Vasculitis Working Group has published a report on subclinical disease activity and patient perspectives on therapy response…
IgG from Patients with Autoimmune Disease Activates Neutrophils
A recent study examined the effects of immunoglobulin G (IgG) on isolated neutrophils of patients with autoimmune disease. Researchers found different autoimmune diseases have distinct patterns of IgG-mediated integrin activation and neutrophil function, which may explain disease-specific differences in vascular damage and dysfunction…
Democrats Support Expanding Medicare, with Some Caveats that Could Matter to Voters
WASHINGTON/ST. GEORGE, S.C.—After launching his 2020 presidential bid last week, John Hickenlooper took a different stance on establishing a “Medicare-for-all” government health insurance program than many of his Democratic competitors. “I probably would oppose Medicare-for-all just because there are over 150 million people, Americans who have some form of private insurance through their business, and…
Hip Exercises May Improve Walking, Pain with Knee Arthritis
(Reuters Health)—Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) can add hip-strengthening exercises to their workout to improve the ability to walk and maybe reduce pain, according to a research review. Based on pooled data from eight clinical trials with a total of 340 patients, hip strengthening exercises involving weights or elastic bands would help the most, the…
Happiness in Rheumatology
A 2019 report says rheumatologists are the happiest medical specialists outside of work. Simon Helfgott, MD, says this finding shows “we have been able to blend an interesting, intellectually stimulating profession and practice with the ability to help people.”..
Metabolic Profiling of SLE
Research examining the metabolic profile of SLE found increased oxidative activity, as well as lower levels of tyrosine and tryptophan, in SLE patients relative to controls, suggesting increased activity of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase. The results suggest metabolomics may have the ability to measure disease severity in SLE…
Reminder: MIPS Reporting Deadline Is April 2
Don’t forget: The submission window for the Quality Payment Program Performance Year 2018 closes on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Submissions must be complete by 8:00 PM EDT. We encourage all MIPS-eligible clinicians to double-check their status and final scores with the CMS by logging into their EIDM account. Not sure how to review your final score?…
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