What started out as a way to bring specialty medicine to rural areas around 40 years ago has evolved from sharing imaging and laboratory results to seeing and interacting with patients remotely. Telemedicine is beginning to evolve from its traditional urban–rural linkage, and rheumatologists are following along. “Telemedicine covers a variety of services, but it…
In comments to the CMS, the ACR advocated for telehealth flexibilities and fair reimbursement and pushed back on proposed efficiency adjustments and changes likely to increase administrative burden on practices.
Dr. Diane van der Woude reviewed provided a detailed review of the latest research on rheumatoid arthritis, addressing findings on disease prevention, supplements, novel treatments and much more.
The ACR offers a variety of coding-focused Lunch-and-Learn sessions designed to help physicians and their staff stay current with evolving healthcare regulations, coding updates and billing practices.
Issues discussed at a meeting with the Office of Management & Budget included increasing Medicare reimbursement for physicians, telemedicine permanence, removing G2211 restrictions, adequate reimbursement for therapies and more flexibility for chemotherapy administration codes. The proposed rule is currently under review by the OMB, which is usually the last step prior to releasing publicly for stakeholder review and comment.
In addition to the impediments to consistent, high-quality care suffered by all incarcerated individuals, incarcerated patients with rheumatic disease face challenges specific to the treatment, management & monitoring of rheumatic conditions.
Rheumatology workforce challenges are a global concern. Many challenges, especially the lack of trained rheumatology clinicians, are similar among countries and regions of the world, while others differ. The 2024 ACR Global Summit session on workforce featured a discussion by representatives of regional rheumatology organizations and the ACR addressing issues central to developing and retaining…
Medicare’s current telehealth flexibilities are set to expire March 31. To avoid a government shutdown, Congress must pass a appropriations package by midnight on March 14. The ACR is preparing for the impacts if a telehealth extension does not pass.
Disease detection, access to care and remote patient monitoring are just a few areas in which AI is expected to aid rheumatology, but there will still be room for the human touch.
Available topics include CPT telemedicine code sets, G2211 coding updates, evolving HIPAA guidelines, evaluation and management (E/M) coding and billing strategies.