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Value-Driven Healthcare Moving Into Your Practice

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In last month’s issue, “From the College” gave a brief overview of the theory of value-driven healthcare; in this month’s edition, we’ll move from the theory of value-driven healthcare to its implementation in today’s healthcare system.

In Memoriam

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A very sad note for all who knew Ronald Bennett, MD, my partner of almost 30 years.

Stuart A. Green, MD, Receives Leadership Award

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Congratulations to Stuart A. Green, MD, chief of rheumatology at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York, who will receive the 2009 Physician Leadership Award from the New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.

I RheumPAC, Do You?

Jim Engelbrecht, MD  |  

For many years, the ACR board of directors and Government Affairs Committee have done exemplary work in keeping members abreast of legislative regulatory issues that affect all aspects of rheumatology, including patient and physician/healthcare professional issues, education, and research. Through advocacy, the ACR advances rheumatology and fosters excellence in the care of people with, or at risk for, arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. One might say that advocacy is a cornerstone of this organization.

New Annual Scientific Meeting Registration and Syllabi Initiatives

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Each year, the ACR solicits feedback from annual meeting attendees. This feedback isn’t just stored in a file somewhere; it is reviewed and action is taken as a part of the ACR’s commitment to providing a quality educational experience at every annual meeting.

Risks and Benefits

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD  |  

Physicians must find the delicate balance between treatment and side effects