Experts addressed how education and follow-up for patients with gout can improve disease management and highlighted the need for a better construction of gout remission.
The Who, What & Where of Rheumatology
In the Medical Education Year in Review session at ACR Convergence 2024, David Leverenz, MD, MEd, discussed the current make-up of rheumatology, how competency is measured and how to help rheumatology fellows thrive.
Lubricin/CD44/PP2A Pathway Offers New Therapeutic Targets for Patients with Gout
Dr. Khaled Elsaid discussed synovial macrophages/monocytes and monosodium urate crystal interactions at a session during ACR Convergence, exploring potential new gout pharmacology targets via the lubricin/CD44/protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) pathway.
Approaches to Difficult-to-Manage Spondyloarthritis
At this ACR Convergence 2024 session, two experts spoke about identifying difficult-to-manage patients with spondyloarthritis, differentiating active disease from fibromyalgia & therapy selection in these patients.
A More Equitable Future in Lupus Care & Outcomes
The 2024 Dubois Memorial Lecture focused on health inequities with lupus & strategies to close the gap.
ACR Updates Position Statement on Complementary & Integrative Medicine for Rheumatic Disease
The position refers to relevant ACR clinical guidelines and supports continued research and innovative methods for evaluating these modalities in clinical practice.
Risky Business: Understanding What It Means to Be at Risk for RA
The goal is to identify people at risk for RA &, perhaps, prevent its onset.
ACR On Air: Occupational Therapy Hones in on Making Daily Activities Easier
Occupational therapist Cheryl Crow, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis, shares the ins and outs of what OT is and how it can help those with rheumatic conditions.
Unless Congress Acts, Medicare Reimbursement Will Remain Flat or Drop in 2025
The 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, released Nov. 1, includes a conversion factor of $32.3465, a 2.83% drop from 2024. In response to advocacy efforts from the ACR and other medical societies, Congress recently introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024, which would eliminate the 2.83% payment cut and provide an inflationary update for 2025 equal to 50% of the Medicare Economic Index.
Updates from the ACR Insurance Subcommittee
The ACR Insurance Subcommittee (ISC) of the Committee on Rheumatologic Care has been hard at work, advocating to payers on behalf of the ACR and its members. Following is an update on some of the work this group has been doing to help address concerns about reimbursement and administrative burden, while ensuring continued access to…
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