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Ask Congress to Support Complexity Add-on Code

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Implementation of the G2211 add-on code for evaluation and management services is included in the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, barring further delays. Ask your lawmakers to support timely implementation and patient access to complex care.

We Want You: Your Role in the CPT Valuation Process

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Accurate reimbursement for rheumatology services ensures rheumatologists can run successful practices and provide needed care, but only if they speak up through survey input to explain how much that care costs. Here’s how to participate in the process when rheumatology CPT codes come up for review.

Expert to Weigh in on Top PsA Research

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Science involves reading and writing as much as conducting experiments, says David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD. No matter what discoveries are made in the lab, if they can’t be communicated well, how can they be used to advance the field and benefit patients? Dr. Pisetsky, the founding physician editor of The Rheumatologist, a professor of…

Pearls & Pitfalls in Diagnosing nr-axSpA

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This session (12S114) at ACR Convergence 2023 will review the diagnostic approach to nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis, with an emphasis on the role of imaging and recognition of its mimics. For your review—or a preview if you plan to catch the session on demand—our article will capture the highlights from Lianne Gensler, MD, Mark Hwang, MD,…

Getting Skin & Joint in the Game

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In this session at ACR Convergence 2023 (15W112), Ursula Fearon, PhD, Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH, and Jose Scher, MD, will highlight recent work that describes key processes in the pathophysiology of psoriatic arthritis, including perturbations in immune and stromal cells and the microbiome. Watch for our article for a snapshot of what these experts have…

Infertility 101: What Every Rheumatologist Should Know

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Infertility is a frequently encountered issue in medicine, seen in about 9% of men and about 11% of women of reproductive age in the U.S.1 Many rheumatologists may not be aware of the prevalence of infertility and the implications this issue may have on the care of their patients. Here, Anat Chemerinski, MD, instructor in…

Ethics Forum: Mitigation Tips for Health Disparities Among Rural & Indigenous Peoples

Laura Nichols, MD, Lee Graham, MD, & Erdal Diri, MD  |  

A common case scenario in our practice in North Dakota is a woman with rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate monotherapy. She is a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate people and lives 90 miles from our rheumatology clinic. She currently has moderate disease activity, indicating the need for additional treatment. She does not have her own…

Why Mental Health Screening Is Essential for Patients with Psoriatic Disease

Catherine Kolonko  |  

Research suggests that patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have a greater risk of depression, anxiety and, in some cases, substance abuse and dependence than the general population, yet symptoms often go unrecognized and untreated by medical professionals. Both psoriasis and PsA are associated with depression, with up to 30% of patients in either…

ACR’s Community Practice Council Supports Independent Practitioners

Dana Elise Rockwell, DO  |  

Forging one’s own path after completing medical training can be daunting. As I entered the final six months of my rheumatology fellowship, I was also pregnant with my first child. Having grown comfortable within academic settings, I felt the nerves of trying to find my place outside medical education. Search for Home For the best…