September’s coding answer
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Health Information Explosion
Don’t be blown away by online medical information – use it to your advantage
Coding Corner Answer
August’s coding answer
Evidence-Based Practice: Making it a Reality
Evidence-based practice has become the standard of care in the 21st century. Evidence-based practice is “the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.” It requires the integration of a health professional’s clinical expertise, the best available scientific evidence, and patient values and preferences to guide clinical decisions for individual patients.
Meet the Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Challenge
Limited evidence and diagnostic options make this increasing condition difficult to treat
Reading Rheum
Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature
Difficult Gout
“Grandpapa’s Torments” was the Rodnan Commemorative Gout Print featured at the 2005 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting.
ARHP Progress Report
The ARHP has made significant progress toward the goals identified in its long range plan for this year, and I would like to share some of these achievements with you.
A Day in the Life of Michael J. Maricic, MD
For Michael J. Maricic, MD, the heat is always on—and not just from the scalding temperatures of the ever-present Tucson sun. Strolling through the lobby of his bone clinic, the same sign awaits him every morning: “Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic disorders, combined with compassionate care.” Compassion is a primary adjective in that sentence and in his mind, and Dr. Maricic hopes this commitment will make him and his partners a top practice in a very busy market. After all, Arizona is a place where people retire—often taking their rheumatism with them.
PAC a Punch on Capitol Hill
New political action committee will be a voice for rheumatology