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Review Finds Increased Osteoarthritis Risk in Tactical Athletes

Anne Harding  |  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Members of the military and firefighters are at increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA), a new systematic review shows. “Osteoarthritis is more common in people who are tactical athletes, people who are firefighters and military service members, than it is in the general population,” Dr. Kenneth Cameron of Keller Army Hospital in West…

Rheumatologists Can Boost Job Satisfaction with Back-to-Basics Practice Management

Arthur E. Brawer, MD  |  

Over the past two decades, many physicians have ironically abrogated their intellectual abilities by resigning themselves to a fate of being worthless unless they work for someone else. Many factors have contributed to this process, including, but not limited to, declining reimbursements, escalating costs, onerous electronic record mandates, intense competition from hospital conglomerates and burdensome…

OIG Releases 2017 Work Plan: A Summary

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Each fall, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) puts out its Work Plan for the upcoming fiscal year to summarize its initiatives and priorities for new and ongoing work of HSS programs. Below is a summary of the key areas the OIG will focus on in 2017: Drug…

The ACR Supports Practicing Rheumatologists

Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD  |  

A new presidential administration took office in January 2017. Although no one truly knows what directions our government and economy will take, one projection is that healthcare regulatory and insurance coverage policies will change, possibly dramatically. In a time of uncertainty, rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals can turn to the ACR/ARHP for support, guidance and…

Denosumab Does Not Increase Risk of Infection in RA Patients

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New research dispels the fear that denosumab will increase the risk of infection in vulnerable populations with rheumatoid arthritis when it is prescribed in combination with TNF inhibitors or other biologics. Investigators found the treatment did not increase infection risk beyond what is expected for the patients’ disease, comorbidities and medications…

Medical Records Don’t Always Match What Patients Say

Lisa Rapaport  |  

(Reuters Health)—Symptoms that patients describe to doctors may not always be documented in electronic medical records, a small U.S. study suggests. To test out how well the records match reality, researchers compared symptoms that 162 patients checked off on paper-based questionnaires with the information entered in patients’ electronic charts at eye clinics. Roughly one-third of…

Biosimilar Update: ACR Says FDA Draft Guidance Is Promising & Biosimilar to Humira (Adalimumab) Enters Regulatory Review

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The ACR has released a statement, responding positively to the release of the latest U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance on biosimilar drug development. Also, BI 695501, a biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab) made by Boehringer Ingelheim, has been accepted for regulatory review in both the U.S. and Europe. ACR Responds to FDA Biosimilar…

Herpes Zoster & the Risk of Stroke in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases

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Herpes zoster (HZ) infection, also known as shingles, is caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus infection generally acquired decades earlier. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that the incidence of stroke immediately following HZ infection is increased in patients with autoimmune diseases compared with the incidence of stroke at later time points. Results: In patients with autoimmune diseases, incident HZ was associated with as much as a twofold increased risk of stroke. Prompt antiviral therapy was associated with lower incidence of subsequent stroke…