Piet van Riel, MD, PhD, shepherd of RA improvement criteria... [Read More]
To Measure is to Know
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Engage Patients as Partners in Shared Decision-making
Engaging patients in shared decision-making about their health management is increasingly important to improving health outcomes and quality of life for persons with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. In shared decision-making, the patient and the provider are partners who share information and determine together the best therapeutic interventions to achieve desired health outcomes and patient goals.... [Read More]
The Peripatetitc Theodore Pincus, MD
Tireless champion for patient self-report... [Read More]
Reading Rheum
Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature... [Read More]
From Punch Cards to Patient Reporting
James F. Fries, MD, harnessed computers to address big questions... [Read More]
State-of-the-Art Care for Your Practice
Clinical updates from the ACR Symposium... [Read More]
There Should Be No I in NSAID
Medicine is a team activity—especially when it comes to clinical guidelines... [Read More]
Build Up Bone
Current management of osteoporosis... [Read More]
Medicare Switch to ASP Pricing Reduces Part B Spending
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reported to Congress in January that Medicare’s switch to a payment method known as ASP, or Average Sale Price, has reduced spending on drugs in the Medicare Part B program. This system reflects actual market spending, rather than wholesale prices.... [Read More]
Sniff 101 and Other Lessons
Sometimes doctors don’t speak the same language... [Read More]