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September Updates from the ACR Insurance Subcommittee

Rebecca Shepherd, MD, MBA, FACR, FACP  |  

In recent months, the ISC has engaged with payers to reduce administrative burden on practices and continues to advocate to the CMS for the use of complex administration codes for biologics.

Rheumatologists Can & Should Help Combat Medical Misinformation

Kenneth G. Saag, MD, MSc  |  

The Surgeon General has identified medical misinformation as a major public health threat, and many professional societies, including the American Medical Association, have called for action to combat it,” writes Richard J. Baron, MD, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) chief executive officer, and Yul D. Ejnes, MD, ABIM’s board chair, in The New England…

Evidence of Things Not Seen: The Match, Vienna & Unknown Unknowns

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It is better to be feared than loved. The associate dean of student affairs at my medical school embraced this motto. Although the dean of the medical school was titularly in charge, it was the associate dean who kept the school running. And we all feared her, just a little bit. Without ever raising her…

Letter to the Editor: Weathering Storms

Thomas Bush, MD, Paul F. Dellaripa, MD, & Tamiko R. Katsumoto, MD  |  

We read the article, “Rheumatologists Share Lessons Learned in the Wake of Hurricane Ida” (July 2022, The Rheumatologist), with great interest. This poignant account of the impacted patients and rheumatologists provides invaluable planning tips regarding medication loss, access to pharmacies and medical records, and strategies to avoid practice losses. The critical lessons presented in this…

Predicting the Future: Prognostication in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A EULAR 2022 abstract session looked at several studies that seek to increase understanding of RA pathogenesis & identify patients at risk for disease progression.

Rheum After 5: Music, Medicine & Manure

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Elliot Rosenstein, MD, spends most weekend mornings and late afternoons a bit differently than other rheumatologists. He feeds and waters chickens, rabbits, llamas, horses, goats and guinea fowl, as well as an orphaned peacock. Dr. Rosenstein is one of two medical directors at the Institute of Rheumatic & Autoimmune Disease (IRAD) at Overlook Medical Center,…

Teaching Junior Learners in Rheumatology

Ian D. Cooley, MD, & Eli M. Miloslavsky, MD  |  

Teaching junior learners, such as medical students and residents, is increasingly important in rheumatology. Given the antici­pated shortage of rheumatologists, attracting more trainees to our field and enhancing knowledge of the rheumatic diseases among physicians in other fields are critical to meeting the needs of our patients.1,2 In addition, clinical reasoning is a vital skill…

A Prescription for Mindfulness

Dana DiRenzo, MD, MHS  |  

The prescription is a powerful tool for a physician. As rheuma­tologists, we prescribe many things—drugs, physical therapy, durable medical equipment—but what about stress reduction? We are very specific about times of day to take medications and in what manner. Patients ask: With or without food? With other medications? Before or after other prescribed medications? If…