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New HCPCS Modifiers Replace -59 on January 1, 2015

Staff  |  December 1, 2014

Referred to as -X modifiers, they are designed to define specific subsets of -59 modifier

Filed under:Billing/CodingPractice Support Tagged with:AC&RAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)BillingCodingdrugHCPCSinfliximabMedicareModifierPracticerheumatologistrheumatology

Pediatric Chronic Pain Eased by Early Intervention, Parental Involvement

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  November 2, 2014

Comfort Ability program provides psychological strategies to help children self-manage symptoms

Filed under:AnalgesicsConditionsDrug UpdatesPain SyndromesPediatric ConditionsPractice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:Chronic painNierengartenPainpatient carePediatricpsychologicalTreatment

Patient Access to Electronic Health Records Yields Unexpected Results

Simon M. Helfgott, MD  |  October 1, 2014

Physicians find patients’ interaction with their digitized records can improve engagement, outcomes

Filed under:Billing/CodingConditionsEMRsOpinionPatient PerspectivePractice SupportQuality Assurance/ImprovementRheumatoid ArthritisRheuminationsSpeak Out RheumTechnology Tagged with:ACAAffordable Care Act (ACA)BillingCodingelectronic health recordHealth Information TechnologyHelfgottICD-10Myopathypatient carepatient satisfactionphysician patient relationshipRheumatoid arthritisrheumatologistVasculitis

Electronic Health Records Present Communication Challenges for Physicians

The ACR Subcommittee on Health Information Technology  |  October 1, 2014

Digitized patient records have transformed how clinicians record, understand clinical information

Filed under:Billing/CodingEMRsInformation TechnologyPatient PerspectivePractice SupportQuality Assurance/ImprovementTechnologyTechnology Tagged with:AC&RAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)BillingClinicalEHRelectronic health recordHealth Information TechnologyMedical RecordsMedicarepatient carepatient communicationTechnology

Long Delays for Appointments Underscore Need for More Rheumatologists

Richard Quinn  |  August 1, 2014

Patient access to rheumatologists a serious concern in rural and underserved U.S. communities

Filed under:Career DevelopmentConditionsEducation & TrainingOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersPatient PerspectivePractice SupportProfessional TopicsQuality Assurance/ImprovementRheumatoid Arthritis Tagged with:AC&RAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)appointmentsInternationalOsteoarthritispatient accessPractice ManagementQuinnRheumatoid arthritisrheumatologistrheumatologyrural

7 Tools to Identify Depression

Nancy Sharby, PT, DPT, MS  |  August 1, 2014

Why screening for depressive symptoms in patients with arthritis is needed

Filed under:Career DevelopmentConditionsEducation & TrainingOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersProfessional TopicsResearch RheumRheumatoid ArthritisVasculitis Tagged with:Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP)DepressionOsteoarthritispatient carepsychological disorderResearchRheumatoid arthritisscreeningsymptom

Teaching Rheumatology in Haiti

Ronald J. Anderson, MD  |  July 1, 2014

Rheumatologist Ronald J. Anderson, MD, describes volunteer experience with medical residents, teaching rheumatology

Filed under:ConditionsLegislation & AdvocacyOther Rheumatic ConditionsProfessional TopicsProfiles Tagged with:AC&RAdvocacyAmerican College of Rheumatology (ACR)drugInternationalPIHProfileVolunteer

Speak Out Rheum: Are Independent Measures of Patient Satisfaction Reliable?

James T. Rosenbaum, MD  |  May 1, 2014

Patient survey questionnaires, metrics to gauge physician performance may not be trustworthy indicators of quality of patient care

Filed under:ConditionsPain SyndromesPatient PerspectivePractice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:FibromyalgiaimagingMedicareMetricspatient carepatient satisfactionPractice ManagementQualityrheumatologistsurvey

Verify Patients’ Insurance Eligibility, Coverage Before Office Visits

From the College  |  March 1, 2014

Physician practices can save time and money if patients’ insurance coverage is verified prior to check-in

Filed under:Billing/CodingFrom the CollegeLegal UpdatesPractice SupportProfessional Topics Tagged with:BillingCodingHealth InsuranceMedicarephysician practicePractice Managementrheumatologist

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatologists Must Prepare for ICD-10 Coding System

Susan Bernstein  |  December 1, 2013

How the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health-Related Problems starting in 2014 will impact rheumatology practices, physicians, and staff

Filed under:Billing/CodingPractice Support Tagged with:CodingICD-10Practice Managementrheumatologist

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