Treatment options and recent research for juvenile dermatomyositis.
Pediatric Rheumatologists Increasing in Number but Still Rare
Initiatives are growing the ranks and helping to ensure access in remote areas.
Cardiovascular Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
How to improve management of heart disease in patients with RA.
The Happiest Specialty: Rheumatology Is #1!
Why are we all smiling, and how can we spread it around?
A Fork in the Road: Advocacy for Rheumatology
Is that fork bent? So you must be a rheumatologist.
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Offers Basic Science Track
The ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting is the premier event for specialists in the field of rheumatology, and at this year’s meeting, basic researchers will be afforded multiple opportunities to increase their knowledge.
Rheumatology Clinical Registry Integrates AIM:RA
AIM:RA is a web-based self-evaluation of practice performance tool designed to guide a physician through medical-chart data abstraction using a series of questions related directly to evidence-based quality indicators.
ACR Research and Education Foundation Meets with NIAMS and AF to Discuss Funding
The ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) has been working with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (NIAMS) to lead discussions about how to best develop the careers of physician-scientists involved in rheumatic disease research.
Award Targets Critical Shortage of Pediatric Rheumatologists
Deborah Rothman, MD, PhD, received two separate ACR REF/Amgen Pediatric Rheumatology Visiting Professorship Awards, which allowed her to visit programs that do not have either a pediatric rheumatologist or a pediatric rheumatology fellowship program.
Coding Corner Answer: Real-Life Rheumatology Note
A 46-year-old white female comes in for consultation on her arthritis pain.
Coding Corner: Real-Life Rheumatology Note
A 46-year-old white female comes in for consultation on her arthritis pain.
Sjögren’s Syndrome Moves into the Spotlight
Between 400,000 and 3.1 million adults are affected by Sjögren’s syndrome, and the disease is often challenging to identify.
Patient Fact Sheet: Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sjögren’s syndrome is an inflammatory disease that can affect many different parts of the body.
The Role of the Social Worker in the Management of Rheumatic Disease
Although social work involvement is far more common in the pediatric world of rheumatology, the role social workers play in the clinic can also be beneficial to adult patients.
Are You Sending Money Down the Drain?
As a practicing rheumatologist, you are faced with many practice revenue challenges. While you may be looking for ways to cut practice expense, there is one area where you should invest—your coding personnel.
Expressing My Point of View Where it Matters Most—In the Halls of Congress
The change that we desire and need is possible in Washington, D.C.
The Forward View in Rheumatology
Future leaders convene at the ACR/Arthritis Foundation Rheumatology Research Workshop to discuss cutting-edge research and career development.
California Rheumatologists Explore Managed Care, Treatment Options
Advances in SLE, osteoporosis, and RA highlighted at California Rheumatology Alliance meeting.
RheumPACER Dashboard System Aims for Quick Organization of Patient Data
The system synthesizes information from several sources that are usually scattered, and presents physicians with an easy-to-access guide to a patient with up-to-the-minute information.
Drug Updates
Information on new approvals and medication safety.
Get Employment Records In Writing
With employees in your medical practice, timely documentation is key.
Letter: True Purpose of Medical Records
As in science, medicine depends on honest and accurate observation, and not on confabulation of findings.
Letter: What We Learn from Family History
Dan Wallace’s reminiscence in “Three Giants of Immunology at USC” is fascinating and instructive.