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Bigger, More Expensive Healthcare Practices Not Necessarily Better

Ronnie Cohen | May 15, 2017

(Reuters Health)—You might not get what you pay for when it comes to healthcare, a new study hints. A report in Health Affairs on May 2 found little association between how much physician practices charged and patients’ perceptions of their quality of care.1 “We’re asking consumers to make a lot of decisions about healthcare purchasing…

Hospitals May Face Bigger Penalties for Readmissions Than Deaths

Lisa Rapaport | October 28, 2016

(Reuters Health)—Medicare penalties are tied to fewer repeat hospitalizations for some common health problems, but a new study suggests current policy doesn’t encourage hospitals in the U.S. to focus on preventable deaths. Researchers examined nationwide data for both deaths and readmissions within 30 days of discharge for three common problems: heart failure, pneumonia and heart…

Family History Biggest Predictor of Heart Attacks in People with Psoriasis

Lisa Rapaport | July 2, 2016

(Reuters Health)—People with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease, are more likely to have heart attacks and strokes when they have a family history of cardiovascular problems, a Danish study suggests. Psoriasis wasn’t associated with higher risk of heart attacks or strokes when people with the skin condition didn’t have a family history of cardiovascular disease,…

Drug Makers Inconsistent in Sharing Clinical Trial Data

Lisa Rapaport | November 19, 2015

(Reuters Health)—Drug companies are inconsistent about disclosing data related to clinical trials of new medicines, a new report says. Researchers examined publicly available data on clinical trials for 15 new medicines from 10 companies that were cleared for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2012. Two of the companies disclosed all trials…

Nurses’ Health Study Continues to Offer Valuable Patient Data

Susan Bernstein | January 1, 2015

Nurses’ cohort of 38 years provides wealth of patient information, research for rheumatologists

What the Physician Payment Sunshine Act & Open Payments Database Mean in Practice

E. William St.Clair, MD | January 1, 2015

Revised CMS policy on payments, transfers of value to physicians incorporates exemption for continuing medical education

Legal Updates: Healthcare Data Privacy and Security under HIPAA

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | May 1, 2014

Maintaining the privacy of healthcare data Is paramount, and a breach can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars

President’s Perspective: Big Questions, Bent Forks, and New Names

James O'Dell, MD | November 1, 2012

The ACR year in review

ACR REF Award Provides Big Research Career Break

Staff | April 1, 2007

With many professions, getting that initial experience in an area of expertise is the hardest part of building a career. Kelli Dominick Allen, PhD, can testify that this holds true for new research scientists, or junior investigators.

RISE Registry Promises to Improve Care & Research for Rheumatology

Arthritis Care & Research | December 6, 2016

In 2014, the ACR launched the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE), a national electronic health record (EHR)-enabled registry. The goal: To help participating rheumatologists and practices leverage the new wave of big data created by the use of EHR, advance research and improve overall quality of care. A new analysis examines the RISE structure and the initial patient data collected by the registry…