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The Science of Empathy in Rheumatology

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO  |  January 19, 2021

Rheumatology has arguably benefited like no other field from the proliferation of an increasingly effective pipeline of therapeutics. These medications have dramatically raised the bar for clinical outcomes for our patients in a way that we could not have envisioned a short generation ago. With such therapeutic progress now reaching a widening circle of rheumatic…

Filed under:ConditionsPatient Perspective Tagged with:Empathy

Telerheumatology: What’s Next?

Susan Bernstein  |  December 17, 2020

In an ACR Convergence session, two rheumatologists discussed how COVID-19 changed the use of telemedicine, how payers reacted and which changes are likely permanent and which are likely to be temporary.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceMeeting ReportsTechnology Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020COVID-19meeting reportsTechnologytelemedicine

The 2020 ARP Merit Awards & ACR Distinguished Fellows

Linda Childers  |  December 14, 2020

During ACR Convergence 2020 in early November, the ACR and ARP honored a group of distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to rheumatology research, education and patient care. This month, The Rheumatologist speaks with the winners of the ARP Merit Awards and the ACR’s Distinguished Fellows. In addition, we bring you the first ever…

Filed under:Awards Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020Anthony PerruccioAnthony S. FauciAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)Dana VoinierDonah Zack CrawfordDr. Andrea FavaDr. Chio YokoseDr. Christine AnastasiouDr. Isaac T.W. HarleyDr. Nicole BitencourtDr. Patricia KatzDr. Rosemary PetersonDr. Ruth Fernandez-RuizDr. Sarah BaxterDr. Sarah FrenchDr. Stefanie WadeDr. Teresa J. BradyMaura IversenPaul AdamRoberta HortonScott Hasson

Evaluation & Management Coding Changes in the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

From the College  |  December 8, 2020

Implementation of rate increases for evaluation and management services and other changes bring big updates to many Current Procedural Terminology codes.

Filed under:Billing/Coding Tagged with:coding and documentation changesevaluation and management (E/M) codesMedicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)

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Racial Disparities Persist in OA & RA Management

Thomas R. Collins  |  November 19, 2020

From pain management to arthroplasty, African American patients with OA and RA experience worse outcomes than white patients. But the reasons for these health disparities are difficult to parse from socioeconomic and cultural factors.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceConditionsMeeting ReportsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020ACR Convergence 2020 – RA

Advantages of Embedding a Specialty Pharmacist in a Rheumatology Clinic

Polly J. Ferguson, MD, Jessica Lynton, PharmD, BCPS, & Beth H. Resman-Targoff, PharmD, FCCP, on behalf of the ARP Membership & Nominations Committee  |  November 12, 2020

The number of medications with rheumatologic indications has increased in parallel with expanding complexities of medication approval and delivery. Simply starting a patient on a biologic medication or new disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) can be time consuming and frustrating for physicians, nurses and their support staff. In addition to educating the patient and obtaining prior…

Filed under:Drug UpdatesFrom the CollegePractice Support Tagged with:adherenceAssociation of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)pharmacistprior authorization

Success & Challenges of Multidisciplinary Rheumatology Clinics

Julianna Desmarais, MD, & Marcia Friedman, MD  |  November 12, 2020

We have all been there when a patient with a systemic autoimmune disease needs sudden coordination of care. Your patient with Behçet’s disease nonchalantly mentions he hasn’t been able to see out of his right eye for two days. The spouse of one of your patients with sarcoidosis writes to you on the patient portal…

Filed under:Practice Support Tagged with:multidisciplinaryOregon Health & Science University

The 2020 ACR Awards of Distinction & Masters Class

Linda Childers  |  November 12, 2020

Presidential Gold Medal The highest award the ACR can bestow, the Presidential Gold Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievements in rheumatology over an entire career. This year’s award went to James O’Dell, MD, the Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Internal Medicine, vice chair of internal medicine and chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the…

Filed under:Awards Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020Ciarán M. DuffyDr. Abby AbelsonDr. Ami Aalok ShahDr. Andras PerlDr. Angela TincaniDr. Bernardo A. Pons-EstelDr. Brian F. MandellDr. Carlos J. LozadaDr. Daniel SolomonDr. Edward K.L. ChanDr. Emily IsaacsDr. James O’DellDr. James R. SeiboldDr. James WitterDr. Joanne M. JordanDr. Kara PetersenDr. Kathleen M. O’NeilDr. Leonard H. SigalDr. M. Virginia PascualDr. Martin Jan BergmanDr. Michael B. BrennerDr. Nancy E. LaneDr. Norman T. IlowiteDr. Pamela WeissDr. Pierre MiossecDr. Robert W. WarrenDr. Sheldon SolomonDr. Stuart Kassan

ACR Convergence 2020 Kicks Off: Plenary session speakers highlight racial differences in lupus & COVID-19-related findings

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  November 7, 2020

ACR CONVERGENCE 2020—The ACR’s first fully virtual annual meeting kicked off on Thursday, Nov. 5. During the Opening Session, ACR President Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, talked about how the specialty’s response during the pandemic has provided great hope and will help rheumatology become an even more essential specialty. At the first Plenary Session on Friday,…

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceConditionsMeeting ReportsOther Rheumatic ConditionsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2020ACR Convergence 2020 - SLECOVID-19Global Rheumatology Alliance

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Race As a Risk Factor for Sjögrens Syndrome

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  October 19, 2020

A new study in Arthritis Care & Research highlights potential differences in incidence, the presentation of prominent symptoms and laboratory findings in African Americans and Native Americans with Sjögren’s syndrome compared with white populations. Native Americans appear to be at higher risk of the disease, although they often display fewer of the classic symptoms. Importantly,…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic ConditionsResearch RheumSjögren’s Disease Tagged with:racial disparitiesRisk FactorsSjogren's

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