The current managed care environment and declining reimbursement rates are forcing physicians to see more patients to break even. With a constant stream of new patients and appointments booked back to back, waiting has become an unavoidable patient experience in healthcare. In fact, many patients spend more time in the waiting room than in an exam room with a physician.
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Quality Measures and Reporting
A call for professional responsibility
The Gender Effect
Are gender-based differences in rheumatic and autoimmune disease clinically relevant or statistical artifact?
Drug Updates
Information on safety, labeling changes, and pharmaceutical research
Help Patients with Scleroderma Manage Musculoskeletal and Functional Limitations
On March 10, Janet Poole, PhD, OTR, professor of the occupational therapy graduate program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, will continue the ARHP’s Audioconference/Webcast Series with the management of scleroderma. Dr. Poole received her BS in occupational therapy from Colorado State University, her MA degree in educational psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her PhD in motor learning/motor control from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Poole’s research interest is in scleroderma and the functional impact of the disease on the tasks of daily living, oral hygiene, parenting, and employment. She has conducted a number of studies examining rehabilitation interventions with people who have scleroderma and, with a colleague, is developing a self-management program for these patients. She has also authored several textbook chapters on rehabilitation for people with scleroderma.
ACR’s Premier Learning Venue
Annual Scientific Meeting no longer an endurance sport
A Sporting Chance
Injury prevention and management in young athletes can arrest long-term harm
Reduce the Danger of Falls
Common factors in arthritis patients increase falls risk
A Caring Hand from Across the Globe
Daniel Fohrman, MD, finds great reward in giving medical care to Tibetans
Patient Fact Sheet: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, is a chronic disease that causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limitation in the motion and function of multiple joints. RA is classified as an autoimmune disease, which develops because certain cells of the immune system malfunction and attack healthy joints.
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