Whether you’re considering selling your practice, growing your practice or maintaining the status quo, it’s important to periodically do a checkup on your internal operations and compliance with the law. It’s always preferable to discover problems within your practice and correct them (if possible) before those issues are discovered by third parties, such as the…
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Can DIY Medicine Tame Rampaging Healthcare Costs?
High health insurance deductibles, physician charges, medication expenses spur patients to seek less costly lab testing, surgical procedures, prescription drugs
Generic Colchicine Approved for Gout Prophylaxis
The cost for therapeautic gout treatment may soon go down, thanks to a recent court ruling
What the Affordable Care Act Means for Rheumatology
Expected to flood the healthcare system with an influx of insured patients, Obamacare will likely exacerbate physician shortages, worsen capacity issues for many rheumatologists, and pressure providers to deliver a measurable quality of care, but analysts say rheumatology patients will benefit from expanded insurance coverage options
The American College of Rheumatology Helps Keep Three Biologics Off the SAD List
In October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services directed carriers to again include three biologics in Medicare Part B coverage. (posted Nov. 19)
President’s Perspective: ACR Calls on Members to Advance Rheumatology
Members’ support and participation is needed to strengthen the ACR’s lobbying efforts with Congress
Rheuminations: New Rules for Rheumatologists
Transparent hospital costs, salary caps for senior hospital executives, and no more faxes top one rheumatologist’s wish list for revised healthcare rules
No Easy Solution for Lack of Transparency in the Practice of Medicine
Several well-publicized episodes highlight the apparent lack of disclosure of conflicts of interest in medicine, but will disclosure laws fix the problem or add to the confusion?
South Korea Okays First Officially Approved Monoclonal Antibody for RA
11 Products Looking for U.S. Marketing Nod
Rheumatology’s Virtual “Water Cooler”
The ACR list serves allow rheumatologists and health professionals across the country to connect and share ideas