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Legal Updates: As Opioids for Pain Treatment Come Under Greater Scrutiny, Controlled Substance Agreements Matter More

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | March 1, 2013

These contracts can communicate a physician’s expectations for a pain treatment plan and guidelines for safe use by their patients

Three Common Billing Mistakes Rheumatologists Should Avoid at all Costs

Staff | February 1, 2013

Billing errors and improperly cloning notes can lead to financial penalties

Coding Corner Question: February

Staff | February 1, 2013

Test your coding knowledge for an office visit for a 51-year-old female patient with osteoarthritis in her right knee who returns for a follow-up with the physician assistant six weeks after she received an intraarticular corticosteroid injection in her knee

Coding Corner Answer: February Coding Challenge

Staff | February 1, 2013

For an established patient visit with an established diagnosis, along with a new diagnosis, the visit should be coded as 99214 and billed under the PA’s national provider identification (NPI) number

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: How Rheumatologists Can Negotiate Better Contracts with Payers

Thomas R. Collins | February 1, 2013

Improving contracts with payers can earn rheumatologists more money, with no added costs in staffing or equipment

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Rheumatologists Take Proactive Approach in Talking with Teen Patients about Risky Behavior

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2013

With teenaged juvenile arthritis patients, it’s important for rheumatologists to engage in conversations about how drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and sex will affect them

Tail Insurance Protects Against Medical Malpractice Claims from Previous Jobs

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | February 1, 2013

Physicians who are resigning, retiring, switching jobs, or are terminated should consider tail insurance to cover malpractice claims brought after they’ve left their current employer

Make Critical Electronic Health Record Decisions Now to Avoid Penalties and Maximize Incentives

Staff | January 25, 2013

Rheumatology practices of all sizes are considering the most cost-efficient and effective ways to achieve Meaningful Use.

When to Refer Rheumatology Patients to Physical Therapy

Alicia Lovato PT, DPT | January 1, 2013

Consider a physical therapist for your patients if they have difficulty adapting to a new disability, impaired range of motion or strength, a significant balance or gait disturbance, a history of falls, or mobility issues

Coding Corner Question: January

Staff | January 1, 2013

Test your coding knowledge for identifying the determining factors for determining the level of risk in the medical decision making for a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.