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During the past 50 years, private practitioners have witnessed many substantial changes to the U.S. healthcare system and have been pressured to change the way they practice medicine.

Put It in Writing

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | August 1, 2011

Hiring a physician extender involves more than a handshake

Plan Now for ICD-10 Changeover

Kurt Ullman | May 16, 2011

Coding changes will have an impact on staff, physicians, and even the finances of rheumatology practices

Ethics Forum

Michele Meltzer, MD, MBE, C. Ronald MacKenzie, MD, and Elizabeth A. Kitsis, MD, MBE | May 16, 2011

What’s your ongoing obligation to care for patients who can’t pay?

RHEUMATOLOGY PRACTICE PEARLS: Is Your Practice Ready for 5010?

Staff | February 12, 2011

If your practice electronically submits administrative transactions to verify patient insurance eligibility, file claims, or send or receive remittance either directly to insurance companies or through a clearinghouse, the transaction version for that system will have to be updated by January 1, 2012. The current version 4010 is outdated and cannot accommodate the necessary business transactions for physician practices and healthcare facilities.