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Speak Out Rheum: Attacks Against Healthcare Providers in China Spur Chinese Rheumatologists to Heal Strained Doctor–Patient Relationships Through Technology

Qiang Tong, MD | September 1, 2013

The Chinese SLE treatment and research group (CSTAR) database serves as an information resource about lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic sclerosis, and a communication platform between health-care providers and rheumatology patients

Healthcare Providers Must Get Compliant with HIPAA Privacy Practices

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | August 1, 2013

Failure to have an updated Notice of Privacy Practices by September 23, 2013 could result in fines and penalties

New Treatment Paradigm Suggested for Osteoarthritis

Catherine Kolonko | May 1, 2013

Multidisciplinary group advocates for healthcare model to identify those at risk of developing OA or who have early stage disease

ACR Board of Directors Advocates for Rheumatology on Capitol Hill

Staff | May 1, 2013

Members meet with Congress this month to discuss access to rheumatology, access to treatments, and funding for research

Department of Health and Human Services’ Final Rule Expands HIPAA Obligations, Violation Penalties

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | April 1, 2013

Physicians’ business associates can now face civil and criminal penalties for violating HIPAA laws guarding the confidentiality of protected health information

A Rheumatology Research Foundation-funded Physician Studies the Overall Impact of Osteoarthritis

Staff | February 1, 2013

Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, is using a grant from the Rheumatology Research Foundation to create a way to measure of the overall burden of osteoarthritis throughout the whole body

Foundation Research Explores Relationship Between RA and Cardiovascular Disease

Staff | December 1, 2012

A grant from the Rheumatology Research Foundation has set two physicians on a course to examine how high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is different in rheumatoid arthritis patients

How to Bring the Physician-Patient Relationship to a Peaceful End

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | December 1, 2012

Direct communication and a concern for the patient’s welfare should guide the process of terminating a physician-patient relationship

Physician Texting Could Violate HIPAA

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | August 8, 2012

HIPAA requires that healthcare providers maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect patient information. This safeguard requirement has many physicians’ attorneys worried that their clients are violating HIPAA on a regular basis.

A Fork in the Road: Advocacy for Rheumatology

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | July 10, 2012

Is that fork bent? So you must be a rheumatologist.