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Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs Can Protect Physicians

From the College | August 1, 2014

CDI programs can validate patient care, support accurate coding practices, evidence-based care for quality-reporting measures

Rheumatology Advocacy Starts at Home

Joseph Flood, MD | August 1, 2014

The ACR expands advocacy efforts to impact state legislatures, local organizations

Diagnosis Trajectories Aid in Predicting Disease Progression

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | July 31, 2014

Gout important to progression of cardiovascular diseases in research analyzing ordered diagnoses of key conditions

Healthcare Market Payment Shift Makes Patient Co-Pays More Important

Staff | July 1, 2014

Physicians will need to enforce stricter policies, procedures to collect patient co-payments, deductibles

Letters: Multidisciplinary Care Treatment Goals, Guidelines Essential for Patients

Michael D. Lockshin, MD, MACR, and Kirk D. Jenkins, MD | July 1, 2014

A patient case [The Rheumatologist, May 2014], emphasizes importance of good communication among multiple healthcare providers

Rheumatologists May Help Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Overcome Obstacles to Sex

David C. Holzman | July 1, 2014

By asking about their sexual relationships, rheumatologists can improve quality of patients’ love lives

Malignant Atrophic Papulosis Is Challenging to Diagnose, Treat

Aixa Toledo-Garcia, MD, Jessica Farrell, PharmD, & Lee Shapiro, MD | July 1, 2014

Patient histories, clinician reports of condition also called Köhlmeier-Degos disease underscore need for integrated, multidisciplinary care

Rheumatology Drug Updates, Trials, Safety Data

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | June 1, 2014

Legislative news on biosimilars, safety warning on epidural corticosteroid injections, and other drug updates rheumatologists need to know

Update on Healthcare Reform in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act

Joseph Flood, MD, & Kam Nola, PharmD, MS | June 1, 2014

The American College of Rheumatology continues to monitor healthcare system changes under the ACA; educate rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals

Ethics Forum: The Challenge of Multidisciplinary Care in Rheumatology

Kirk D. Jenkins, MD; Robert H. Shmerling, MD; Rebecca B. Yarrison, PhD; and Kristine M. Lohr, MD, MS | May 1, 2014

A patient with autoimmune ocular disease raises concerns about the moral, professional obligations of rheumatologists to help patients whose condition is not clearly within the scope of rheumatology