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Rheumatology Coding Corner Answers: ICD-10 Coding Guidelines, Conventions Refresher Quiz Part 2

From the College  |  February 17, 2016

Take the challenge. D—Even though the patient’s chief complaint is for a follow-up of chronic idiopathic gout without tophi, the patient is presenting with an acute flare of idiopathic gout of the left knee. Acute gout and chronic gout have specific coding guidelines, because they each have an Excludes 1 note. This indicates they are…

Filed under:Billing/CodingConditionsFrom the CollegeGout and Crystalline ArthritisPractice Support Tagged with:BillingCodingGoutguidelineICD-10ObesityPainRheumatoid arthritisrheumatology

VA Musculoskeletal Education Pilot Program Helps PCPs Treat Patients

Arthritis Care & Research  |  January 27, 2016

To improve access to quality of care for patients with osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal pain, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a continuing education program designed to strengthen the musculoskeletal knowledge and skills of primary care providers (PCPs). In the program’s initial trial in 2012, 19 physicians were trained on exams, treatments and joint injections. Two years after course completion, some participants increased the number of intraarticular corticosteroid injections at their clinics without needing to refer patients to specialists…

Filed under:Career DevelopmentEducation & TrainingOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersProfessional TopicsResearch Rheum Tagged with:Arthritis Care & ResearchDepartment of Veteran Affairsjoint injectionMusculoskeletalmusculoskeletal conditionsOsteoarthritispilot

The ACR/ARHP Award Winners Discuss Their Contributions to Rheumatology

Richard Quinn  |  January 19, 2016

At the 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in San Francisco in November, the ACR and the ARHP honored a group of distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to rheumatology research, education and patient care. In the December 2015 issue, The Rheumatologist reported on the ACR’s awards. This month, we speak with the ARHP winners about…

Filed under:AwardsCareer DevelopmentProfessional Topics Tagged with:ACR/ARHPAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Awardswinner

Rheumatology Coding Corner Answer: Coding for Acute Flare of Idiopathic Gout

From the College  |  December 17, 2015

Take the challenge. M10.072—Acute gout has an Excludes 1 note of chronic gout (M1A.-). This means that acute gout and chronic gout cannot be coded for the same encounter, as the codes are mutually exclusive. M45.6—The patient is diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis of the lumbar region. M81.8—Other osteoporosis without current pathological fracture. M79.622—The patient has…

Filed under:Billing/CodingConditionsFrom the CollegeGout and Crystalline ArthritisPractice Support Tagged with:CodingCoding CornerDiagnosisGoutpatient carePractice ManagementrheumatologistTreatment

Case Report: Sternoclavicular Erosions in a Patient with Uncontrolled RA

Diana M. Girnita, MD, PhD, Avis Ware, MD, Sangita Kapur, MD, & Christine Chhakchhuak, MD  |  December 17, 2015

Sternoclavicular joint involvement has rarely been reported in the context of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 Traditionally, rheumatologists use serial radiographs of hands and feet to diagnose, monitor for progression or evaluate the response to treatment. The sternoclavicular (SC) joint is not a typical joint assessed for RA. However, the fact that it is a diarthrodial…

Filed under:ConditionsRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:ClinicalDiagnosisoutcomepatient careRARheumatoid arthritisSCsternoclavicular jointTreatment

Rheumatology Research Foundation Scholarships Help Students Attend ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Thomas R. Collins  |  November 17, 2015

Seven students pursuing rheumatology-related careers will head to San Francisco in November on a Student and Resident ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Scholarship—awards that are open to students and residents from states that are underserved by rheumatology professionals. The Rheumatology Research Foundation has awarded the students $750–1,500 toward travel expenses and registration for the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting,…

Filed under:Career DevelopmentEducation & TrainingProfessional TopicsResearch Rheum Tagged with:ACR/ARHP Annual MeetingAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)medical studentsresidentsRheumatology Research FoundationSan FranciscoScholarship

Fellows’ Forum Case Report: Palmar Fasciitis & Polyarthritis Syndrome

Naveen Raj, DO, MPH, Marc Kesselman, DO, & Barry Waters, MD  |  November 16, 2015

Case report: A 78-year-old Caucasian female presented to our outpatient rheumatology clinic with pain in her bilateral shoulders, hands and knees that began suddenly one month earlier. She admitted to stiffness in her hands lasting several hours, and expressed an inability to extend her fingers. She denied fever, rashes, jaw claudication, headache or visual changes….

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic ConditionsSoft Tissue Pain Tagged with:ClinicalDiagnosisFellowsFellows Forumhandpalmar fasciitispatient carepolyarthritisrheumatologistsymptom

Phase 3 Trials: Secukinumab for Psoriatic Arthritis & DA-DKP for OA

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  October 14, 2015

In a global Phase 3 trial, subcutaneous secukinumab proved safe and effective in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Also, a version of aspartyl-alanyl diketopiperazine, a biologic for knee OA, has entered Phase 3 trials…

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsDrug UpdatesOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersOther Rheumatic Conditions Tagged with:analgesicKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)PainPsoriatic Arthritissecukinumab

Case Report: Interstitial Lung Disease with Positive ANCA Test

Sara Tedeschi, MD  |  October 13, 2015

“Worst of all is the pain in my calves,” she said. “It feels like burning deep inside.” So began my first encounter with a 69-year-old woman who was referred to rheumatology clinic for evaluation of two months of constitutional symptoms and a positive ANCA test, which had been ordered by her primary care doctor. Her…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:ANCA patient careClinicalDiagnosisILDInterstitial Lung Diseaseoutcome

EULAR 2015: Role of ACPA Positivity in Osteoarthritis

Thomas R. Collins  |  September 15, 2015

ROME, Italy—The role of ACPA positivity in osteoarthritis is coming more into focus, with results from recent studies by researchers in Germany showing that ACPA positivity apparently works in concert with rheumatoid factor positivity to enhance bone erosion and that ACPA-positive patients show signs of bone erosion before they have clinical signs of arthritis. The…

Filed under:ConditionsMeeting ReportsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:ACPAImmunologyOAOsteoarthritispatient careTreatment

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