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Can Integrated Care Lead to Better Outcomes?

Can Integrated Care Lead to Better Outcomes?

Shikha Mittoo, MD, MHS, FRCPC  |  December 17, 2018

A typical patient with a rheumatic disease needs a multifaceted treatment approach to address comorbidities, minimize disability, promote quality of life and improve survival. To achieve these outcomes, rheumatology research has evolved from examining a single treatment to studying the best treatment approaches. Examples of these strategy trials include how to best combine pharmaceutical therapies,…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Integrated Careinterdisciplinarymultidisciplinary care

Can Rheumatologists Get More Systematic about Psychosocial Care?

Larry Beresford  |  June 21, 2018

A recent position statement by the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) concludes that patients with persistent pain need better access to psychosocial care in all healthcare settings.1 The SBM offers 10 health policy recommendations for improving such access, including removing system-related barriers, providing referral tools, reimbursing for evidence-based psychosocial approaches, prioritizing generalist-level and specialist pain…

Filed under:ConditionsPatient Perspective Tagged with:Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)interdisciplinaryopioid crisisphysician patient relationshippsychosocial

Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act Preparation Tips

Steven M. Harris, Esq.  |  January 19, 2018

The ABCs of MACRA The transition year under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is at an end. MACRA repealed the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) methodology for updates to the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and replaced it with a value-driven payment system. The new approach to payment is called the…

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegal UpdatesPractice SupportProfessional Topics Tagged with:BillingCodingMedicareMedicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act

Quality Measures Used to Assess Care, Improve Outcomes in Children, Adults with Rheumatic Diseases

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  March 20, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a session during the 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, aptly called Quality Measures and Quality of Care I, a panel of experts presented information on a number of programs underway in rheumatology using quality measures to both assess and improve patient outcomes. Leading off were two presentations on programs using quality measures to improve…

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsPediatric ConditionsQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)patient carePediatricPractice ManagementQualityRheumatic Diseaserheumatologistrheumatology

ACR Puts Forward Principles on Patient Access to Care

From the College  |  March 17, 2017

The ACR has partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA) and over a dozen stakeholder groups to create a set of 21 principles to reform prior authorization protocols. This coalition represents hospitals, medical groups, patients, pharmacists and physicians with a unified goal of creating a more patient-centered, streamlined and transparent process for prior authorization. According…

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Rheumatology Practices Need Sharp Focus on Patient Care Safety, Quality

Carina Stanton  |  February 16, 2017

“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” —W. Edwards Deming For practices to survive, change is a requirement—not an option—in the rapidly evolving practice of rheumatology care. Pharmaceutical therapies are advancing quickly, opening the door for game-changing therapies in the treatment of chronic autoimmune disorders. With these advances comes a need for…

Filed under:Practice Support Tagged with:chronic autoimmune disorderpatient carePractice ManagementQualityrheumatologistrheumatologySafetytherapy

Combining Humanities, Clinical Care Essential to Providing Quality Healthcare

Thomas R. Collins  |  February 15, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Paulette Hahn, MD, associate professor of medicine specializing in rheumatology at the University of Florida (UF), said she once treated a patient named Monica, a UF undergraduate who had severe inflammatory muscle disease and severe lung disease. The patient’s disease was under control for the time being, but Monica knew she could take a…

Filed under:Uncategorized Tagged with:2016 ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingCompassionhealth humanitiesHumanitiesmedicalpatient carepatient centerednessphysician-patient communicationPractice ManagementQualityrheumatologist

2016 ACR Distinguished Fellows Award Winners Discuss Early Career Contributions to Rheumatology

Richard Quinn  |  January 18, 2017

For they’re some very good fellows … no, seriously. They are this year’s recipients of the ACR Distinguished Fellows Awards. The Rheumatologist spoke with them about their burgeoning contributions to Advancing Rheumatology! ACR Distinguished Fellow Awards Eric Allenspach, MD, PhD Acting Assistant Professor, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle Background: Dr. Allenspach seeks to understand the genetic basis…

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From the Expert: Dr. Richard Panush Discusses the Future of Rheumatology & Healthcare in a Changing World

Richard Quinn  |  June 10, 2016

After 60 years as a rheumatologist, Richard Panush, MD, has a unique perspective on the future of medical education, innovation and equality within our healthcare system. For all the recent changes and those to come, he says, “Medicine and rheumatology will be just fine—if not better.”

Filed under:Career DevelopmentProfessional Topics Tagged with:accreditationACGMECareerEducationgraduate medical educationNASrheumatologistrheumatology

Implementing Successful Care Management Programs for High-Cost Patients

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  May 13, 2016

As healthcare delivery increasingly moves from volume-based care to value-based care, providers are needing to adopt new practices to meet what is now commonly referred to as the triple aim of healthcare delivery—improving the patient experience of care (which includes satisfaction and quality), improving the health of populations and reducing cost.1 Among the most difficult…

Filed under:Practice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:care management programsHealthcarepatient carePractice ManagementQualityvalue-based care

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