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Can DIY Medicine Tame Rampaging Healthcare Costs?

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | April 1, 2015

High health insurance deductibles, physician charges, medication expenses spur patients to seek less costly lab testing, surgical procedures, prescription drugs

Value of Patient Care Services in Rheumatology Gets Boost

E. William St.Clair | April 1, 2015

By developing guidelines, quality measures, data on patient outcomes, the ACR helps rheumatologists translate the value of their work to the world

Electronic Health Records Systems Distract Physicians from Patient Care

Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, MD | April 1, 2015

Junior rheumatologist says EHRs equal the ‘End of Humane Reasoning’ when it comes to patient care, practice management

New Therapeutics for Osteoarthritis May Be in Sight

Antonios Aliprantis, MD, PhD | April 1, 2015

Overview of OA pathogenesis, recent discoveries suggest new treatment strategies are possible

Certolizumab Pegol Drug Studies Find No New Safety Issues

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | March 1, 2015

Plus, updates on clazakizumab, hydrocodone bitartrate extended-release capsules and other rheumatology drug news, safety information

Beware Antitrust Laws When Considering Healthcare Mergers

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | March 1, 2015

Analysis of laws governing collaboration of healthcare systems, hospitals and physician practices should be done before consolidating

Rheumatologists on the Move

Ann-Marie Lindstrom | March 1, 2015

Awards, appointments and announcements in the world of rheumatology

Case Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease

Patricia Frisch, PhD; Ronald R. Butendieck, MD; Andy Abril, MD; Peter M. McIntosh, MD; Salim M. Ghazi, MD; Elliot L. Dimberg, MD; Lynn F. Feldman, DO; David G. Lucas, MD; and Andrea Styron, MSR-PT | March 1, 2015

Combination therapy includes abatacept for patient with erosive, chronic RA, underlying osteoarthritis and degenerative disk disease

Rheumatology Practice Merger Pros and Cons

Candace Mitchell | March 1, 2015

What physicians should consider before they add partners, expand their practice

Seizures in Lupus

Anna Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD, and Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD | March 1, 2015

Case report highlights important twist to differential diagnosis of neuropsychiatric lupus