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2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Abstract Submissions Welcome

From the College  |  June 12, 2016

Take advantage of the opportunity to have your work peer reviewed by experts in the field. If accepted, your abstract will be published in a special online supplement of Arthritis & Rheumatology and presented at the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11–16. All abstracts must be submitted online by noon ET on…

ABIM Announcement: Alternative MOC Assessment Starting January 2018

From the College  |  May 17, 2016

The American Board of Internal Medicine announced plans to offer a new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) assessment for internal medicine—and possibly other specialties—starting January 2018. Specific details are expected by Dec. 31, 2016, following a public comment period. The ACR will continue to push for access to clinical decision-making tools as an open-book, take-home assessment or for continuing medical education activities with assessment components to be considered appropriate options…

Rheumatology Coding Corner Question: Documentation Improvement

From the College  |  May 13, 2016

A 55-year-old female patient returns for her second infliximab infusion. Her temperature is 98°F, her height is 5’6″ and her weight is 151 lbs. She received 210 mg infliximab via infusion. The patient arrived at the clinic at 8:15 a.m. and left at 10:55 a.m. Can this encounter be coded correctly? Yes No A 38-year-old…

Rheumatology Coding Corner Answer: Documentation Improvement

From the College  |  May 13, 2016

Take the challenge. B—No. Although the documentation states the patient arrived at the clinic at 8:15 a.m. and left the clinic at 10:55 a.m., it does not document the actual start and stop times of the infusion. According to CPT, when reporting codes for which infusion time is a factor, use the actual time over…

Rheumatology Research Foundation Launches #RheumLife

From the College  |  May 13, 2016

May is recognized as National Arthritis Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to the more than 46 million Americans living with arthritis and related inflammatory diseases. In honor of the occasion, the Rheumatology Research Foundation is launching #RheumLife, a social media campaign to bring awareness to the severity of rheumatic disease. Through Twitter and…

Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program Launches

From the College  |  May 13, 2016

With many competing priorities facing physician practices, HIPAA compliance and security is not a topic that usually makes it to the top of the list. But this is not the case with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), because it has initiated a new phase of audits of physician…

Participate in Virtual Hill Meetings through the ACR

From the College  |  May 13, 2016

On May 12, ACR leaders representing the Board of Directors, the Affiliate Societies Council and the Committees on Government Affairs and RheumPAC took the ACR’s policy message to Capitol Hill. There is power in numbers, so we hope you will participate in your own Virtual Hill Day by visiting Legislative Action Center and letting your…

Rheumatology Research Foundation Creates Five-Year Strategic Plan

From the College  |  April 15, 2016

Dramatic advancements in research toward prevention and cure are at risk, as federal research funding for rheumatic diseases has declined by 40% over the past five years. With that, an alarming number of rheumatologists are preparing for retirement. To stop this worrying trend, a strategic plan for the next five years was developed to complement…

The ACR Joins Call for Dedicated Arthritis Research Funding to Help Veterans

From the College  |  April 15, 2016

Arthritis is the primary cause of disability among U.S. military veterans and the second most common reason for medical discharge from the U.S. Army. One in three veterans is diagnosed with arthritis, compared with one in five members of the general U.S. population. It is important to keep in mind that these statistics reflect only…

Rheumatology Coding Corner Question: Coding & Billing Basics

From the College  |  April 15, 2016

When reporting E/M service levels, if time spent counseling and/or coordinating care dominates the session, which of the following is true? Total time must be documented Greater than 50% of the time must be for face-to-face counseling and/or coordinating care The extent of the counseling and/or coordinating care must be documented All of the above…

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