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Affiliate Society Council Meeting Provides Motivation, Fellowship, Opportunity

Kelly Tyrrell  |  May 21, 2018

On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, the ACR’s Affiliate Society Council (ASC) convened a meeting in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the ACR’s Advocacy Leadership Conference. Despite inclement weather that delayed or cancelled numerous flights, several rheumatology representatives from states across the U.S. attended the meeting in person, while others participated by conference call. “It was…

Filed under:Legislation & AdvocacyProfessional Topics Tagged with:Affiliate Society Council (ASC)biosimilar legislationcopay accumulatorsnon-medical switchingstep therapyWashington D.C.

3 Ways to Improve How You Work with Doctors from Other Specialties

James T. Rosenbaum, MD  |  May 17, 2018

Many trainees tell me they’re attracted to rheumatology because it demands becoming a complete physician. We need knowledge of the brain, eye, lung, kidney, liver, skin, bones and vascular system to be effective rheumatologists. And because our diseases are frequently multisystem diseases, rheumatologists must be the quintessential collaborators. For more than 30 years, I’ve directed…

Filed under:Patient PerspectivePractice Support Tagged with:collaborationcommunicationinterdisciplinary

Generic-Drug Price Fixing: Is It Happening?

Philip Seo, MD, MHS  |  May 17, 2018

It started with an inhaler. Like many of you, I am a rheuma­tologist. And like you, I see some patients more often their own primary care provider. This is so often the case that I have gradually devolved into their backup, all-purpose doctor. I am the doc they notify when they get hospitalized for pneumonia…

Filed under:OpinionRheuminationsSpeak Out Rheum Tagged with:generic competitiongeneric drug makersnot-for-profit generic drugmaker

ACR/ARHP Heads to D.C. for Advocacy Leadership Conference

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  May 4, 2018

ACR/ARHP leaders are once again heading to Washington, D.C., to advocate for legislation important to rheumatologists and their patients. On May 16–18, more than 100 representatives of the ACR Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Government Affairs Committee, RheumPAC, Committee on Rheumatologic Care, Insurance Subcommittee and Affiliate Society Council and others will talk to members of…

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:2018 ACR/ARHP Leadership ConferenceAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Pharmacy Benefit Manager systemprior authorizationsstep therapy

Protecting Patient Care on All Fronts: A Conversation with Kent “Kwas” Huston, MD, ACR Government Affairs Committee Member

Carina Stanton  |  May 4, 2018

Kent “Kwas” Huston, MD, remembers the conversations he had with his father’s rheumatology patients in Kansas City, Mo., when he visited his father’s practice while he was growing up. “They shared what a difference he made for them,” Dr. Huston explains. Dr. Huston also saw firsthand the importance of rheumatology care. His mother was diagnosed…

Filed under:Profiles Tagged with:Government Affairs Committee (GAC)Kent “Kwas” Huston

A Guide to Understanding Physician Compensation Models

Steven M. Harris, Esq.  |  April 26, 2018

Understanding your compensation is critical before you decide to accept a job. In the world of medical practices or groups, however, this understanding is even more essential, because a wide variety of compensation structures for physicians exists. These compensation models can dictate not only what a physician will make in the near future, but also…

Filed under:Legal UpdatesProfessional Topics Tagged with:CompensationSalary

Patient Satisfaction Scores—Do They Matter?

Zineb Aouhab, MD, RhMSUS  |  April 26, 2018

You see a patient for the first time to establish care for Sjögren’s disease. She complains of dry eyes, dry mouth and diffuse arthralgias. You do not appreciate any synovitis on physical exam. Of note, you are the fourth rheumatologist she has seen during the past year. Toward the end of the clinic visit, she…

Filed under:Ethics Tagged with:patient satisfaction scores

CVS Rolls Out New Tool to Combat Rising Drug Prices

Reuters Staff  |  April 12, 2018

(Reuters)—Drugstore chain CVS Health Corp on Wednesday launched a new tool that will allow pharmacies help customers tackle the soaring cost of drugs by comparing prices of medicines. U.S. healthcare companies, ranging from insurers to drug retailers, are stepping up efforts to combat rising drug prices that has been widely criticized by regulators and has…

Filed under:Technology Tagged with:CVS Health CorpCVS tool

Arkansas PBM Bill: A Step in the Right Direction

Kelly Tyrrell  |  April 4, 2018

During a three-day special legislative session in March, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) signed into law the first bill in the U.S. intended to address a lack of transparency among pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their role in the high cost of prescription drugs.1 The bill, H.B. 1010: Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act, will…

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy

Supply & Demand: Where Will the Rheumatology Workforce Be in 2030?

Arthritis Care & Research  |  April 4, 2018

According to the “2015 American College of Rheumatology Workforce Study: Supply and Demand Projections of Adult Rheumatology Workforce, 2015–2030,” the demand for rheumatologic care is projected to exceed supply of clinical adult rheumatology providers by 4,133 clinical FTEs by 2030. The research now being published estimates the baseline adult rheumatology workforce, as well as determined demographic and geographic factors relevant to the workforce. The research also highlights the need for innovative regional strategies to manage future access to and reduce barriers to care for rheumatology patients in underserved regions…

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