This year’s theme for Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month focuses on self-management, aiming to provide tools and tips to empower patients, boost awareness about the importance of self-management and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes.
ACR Offers Resources & Personalized Help for Practice Management Questions
ACR staff can help members navigate questions on all areas of practice management.
Business of Rheumatology Manual: A Preview of What’s to Come
Revisions of the handbook to reflect an evolving healthcare landscape are underway, led by the Committee on Rheumatologic Care, Community Practice Council and Insurance Subcommittee. The first new chapters will be available in fall 2024.
The Ins & Outs of Private Rheumatology Practice
For a podcast audience, Dr. Sunil Abraham shared pearls for evaluating what setting best fits you and your lifestyle, and what a career in community practice means.
Take Action to Modernize Prior Authorization & Streamline Access to Care
The reintroduction of the Improving Seniors’ Access to Care Act gives an opportunity to reduce administrative burden and undue delay of patient care imposed by prior authorization in Medicare Advantage plans. Contact your members of Congress today to urge them to pass this vital bill.
Methylprednisolone & Methotrexate: Codes & Billing Updated
As of April 1, HCPCS codes for methylprednisolone have changed. The ACR is working with the CMS to determine how rheumatologists should bill Medicare corrrectly.
CMS Updates the Medicare Conversion Factor
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 increased the Medicare conversion factor by 1.68% effective March 9, bringing it to $33.2875 for March 9–Dec. 31, 2024.
The Biases We Don’t Know We Hold
Implicit bias can affect patient care at the physician level when they’re making treatment decisions and at the healthcare organization level when they’re choosing new hires. Here are insights into strategies rheumatologists can use to become aware of, and question, their implicit biases.
Focus on Community Practice Rheumatology
Community practice rheumatology brings with it certain challenges, but it also offers rewards, such as autonomy and the capacity to develop deep relationships with patients. Three rheumatologists discuss the challenges and rewards of private practice.
The Roles of the Interdisciplinary Rheumatology Team in Patient Care Highlighted
To work together effectively, clinicians and rheumatology professionals need to understand the roles of every member of the interdisciplinary team. To enhance this understanding, the ARP Interprofessional Practice & Management Committee has undertaken a project to describe the modern roles of members of the interdisciplinary team in a series of fact sheets. The first three…