Search results for: musculoskeletal disease

Is It Time to Replace the HAQ?

Kathy Holliman | July 12, 2011

The PROMIS initiative uses item response theory to improve assessment of patient-reported health and wellbeing

It Takes All Kinds

David Borenstein, MD, and Nadine T. James, RN, PhD | July 12, 2011

A look at the rheumatology practice team

Revising Fibromyalgia: One Year Later

Heather Haley | July 12, 2011

The 2010 ACR fibromyalgia criteria capture the broader clinical picture and help ensure more appropriate diagnosis and management by primary care

Is Ultrasound Right For YOUR Office?

Kurt Ullman | July 12, 2011

Growth of ultrasound for rheumatic diseases leads many to wonder how it might fit into their practice

Rheum Around the World

Staff | June 13, 2011

ACR Members Help Educate Rheumatologists Around the World

RX for Practice Overload?

Gretchen Henkel | June 13, 2011

Rheumatology physician assistants are becoming a more common and important resource for busy practices

ICD-10 from a Coder’s Perspective

Staff | May 16, 2011

For the past 30 years, coders have used the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to identify and report diseases, signs, and symptoms as well as to measure morbidity and mortality in the United States. In general, coders identify ICD-9 as the heartbeat of reimbursement for medical procedures because this is what drives medical necessity.