Quality Assurance/Improvement

Meaningful Use Road Map: Steps to Get Started

Staff | December 9, 2011

Here are some steps to help you get started down the road to Meaningful Use.

Dressing Down in Scrubs

Ronan Kavanagh, MD | November 1, 2011

Why rheumatologists should consider making this the uniform of choice

Practice Page: Protecting Your Practice through Compliance

Staff | November 1, 2011

Compliance programs are an effort by the government to maintain integrity in the healthcare system. These programs target activities causing improper payment to determine their root cause: Was it a mistake or error, was it inefficiency or waste of resources, is the provider bending the rules or abusing the system, or was it intentional deception or fraud? There are also laws dictating the compliance culture within practices and institutions; for example, red-flag rules, antikickback statute, and stark law, to name a few.

Empower Rheumatology Patients

Staff | October 7, 2011

Patient empowerment and education are important parts of rheumatology care.

Meet the Challenge of Primary CNS Vasculitis

Carlo Salvarani, MD, Robert D. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, and Gene G. Hunder, MD | September 1, 2011

Diagnosis and treatment of this rare and poorly understood condition

The Role of the Physician Assistant in the Treatment of Pain

Susan Richmond, MS, PA-C | September 1, 2011

Pain is a common manifestation of rheumatic conditions. Patients with rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, and osteoarthritis require disease-specific management for controlling acute episodes of pain as well as strategies to control ongoing daily discomfort.