Has your practice recently hired a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician’s assistant (PA) to help provide care to a growing patient population? Are you considering hiring, but unsure if you have the time or resources to adequately train someone new to the specialty? The Training Rheum is designed to give your professional staff a solid…
Step therapy (or fail first) policies introduce significant barriers to access to effective treatments for patients with rheumatic diseases. They also impose significant administrative and cost burdens on providers and practices. The ACR and ARP are advocating state governments, Congress and regulatory agencies limit the impact of these policies on access to care by creating…
On July 1, 2019, the Foundation awarded more than 80 grants to a wide range of rheumatology trainees, professionals and institutions. The recipients will receive funding for essential training and career development, as well as for innovative research projects. Their applications were closely examined by experts in different areas of the field to ensure awards…
The ACR/ARP’s practice management division actively works to offer rheumatologists and their staff valuable, accessible resources to address practice issues. Our trained professionals provide the most up-to-date tools and resources to help improve practice efficiency and meet the myriad compliance obligations of the ever-changing healthcare landscape. The Practice Management Resource Center can assist with such…
Your 2018 MIPS performance feedback and final score from the CMS are now available on the Quality Payment Program website. To learn more about performance feedback, view the frequently asked questions document from the CMS. The payment adjustment you will receive in 2020 is based on your score for the 2018 performance year. If you…
CMS has begun data validation and audit for 2017 and 2018 MIPS performance years. Providers/practices selected for the audit will be notified via certified mail or email and will have 45 days from the date of notice to provide the requested information. For more information regarding the data validation criteria, visit the CMS Resource Library….
A number of bills have been introduced in the 116th Congress to mitigate the impact of treatment and drug costs on U.S. patients. The ACR has reviewed the bills and supports those that most closely align with its positions on access to care.
The clinical sessions at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting feature cutting-edge techniques in rheumatology and enable attendees to hone new skills and explore medically relevant topics…
This year, the Annual Meeting Planning Committee has designed an engaging program, bringing together the best experts to address important topics. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s new…
Machine learning, immunology, the metabolism—are just a few of the topics addressed during…