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Vaccinations for Immunocompromised Patients Are Shared Responsibility of Specialists, Primary Care Physicians

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Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends both physician groups educate patients, household members on importance of vaccines

Update on Healthcare Reform in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act

Joseph Flood, MD, & Kam Nola, PharmD, MS  |  

The American College of Rheumatology continues to monitor healthcare system changes under the ACA; educate rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals

Ethics Forum: The Challenge of Multidisciplinary Care in Rheumatology

Kirk D. Jenkins, MD; Robert H. Shmerling, MD; Rebecca B. Yarrison, PhD; and Kristine M. Lohr, MD, MS  |  

A patient with autoimmune ocular disease raises concerns about the moral, professional obligations of rheumatologists to help patients whose condition is not clearly within the scope of rheumatology

President’s Perspective: ACR’s Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Certification in Rheumatology Program Helps Healthcare Providers Learn to Use This Tool

Joseph Flood, MD  |  

RhMSUS program helps health professionals address payment reforms, practice efficiency, and quality of patient care through use of MSUS imaging technology

How Obamacare Is Expected to Impact Rheumatologists and Their Patients

Bryn Nelson, PhD  |  

Provisions of the Affordable Care Act may affect Medicare patient co-pays for high-priced drugs, alleviate the shortage of pediatric rheumatologists, and encourage greater coordination among specialty providers

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Rheumatology

Bryn Nelson, PhD  |  

Expected to flood the healthcare system with an influx of insured patients, Obamacare will likely exacerbate physician shortages, worsen capacity issues for many rheumatologists, and pressure providers to deliver a measurable quality of care, but analysts say rheumatology patients will benefit from expanded insurance coverage options

Speak Out Rheum: Attacks Against Healthcare Providers in China Spur Chinese Rheumatologists to Heal Strained Doctor–Patient Relationships Through Technology

Qiang Tong, MD  |  

The Chinese SLE treatment and research group (CSTAR) database serves as an information resource about lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic sclerosis, and a communication platform between health-care providers and rheumatology patients