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Can Cultural Humility Conquer Systemic Inequity in Pediatric Rheumatology?

Glen Rodman  |  November 26, 2024

Doctors and patient advocates urged the rheumatology community to address the drastic inadequacies in care faced by marginalized people in a session held at ACR Convergence 2024.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceLegislation & AdvocacyMeeting ReportsMeeting ReportsPatient PerspectivePediatric ConditionsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2024Equitypatient advocacyPediatric

Multiple ACR-Supported Policies Advance at Interim AMA House of Delegates Meeting

From the College  |  November 25, 2024

At a busy and highly successful interim meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, an ACR-cosponsored resolution that calls for exceptions to therapy caps was passed and will become AMA policy. Other areas addressed include payment parity for telemedicine and MIPS reform.

Filed under:From the CollegeLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacyAMA House of Delegates (HOD)House of Delegates interim meeting

The Who, What & Where of Rheumatology

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  November 22, 2024

In the Medical Education Year in Review session at ACR Convergence 2024, David Leverenz, MD, MEd, discussed the current make-up of rheumatology, how competency is measured and how to help rheumatology fellows thrive.

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceCareerCareer DevelopmentEducation & TrainingMeeting Reports Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2024competency based medical education (CBME)DiversityEducationmedical educationTrainingWorkforce

Tackling the Rheumatology Workforce Shortage

Keri Losavio  |  November 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The workforce shortage in rheumatology is a looming crisis that demands immediate attention. The ACR’s 2015 Workforce Study projected that by 2030, the supply of adult rheumatologists would dwindle by 31%, in contrast to the increase in demand by close to 138%.1 The situation is even worse for pediatric rheumatology and in rural and…

Filed under:ACR ConvergenceCareerGuidanceMeeting ReportsWorkforce Tagged with:ACR Convergence 2024Workforceworkforce shortage

In Memoriam: Remembering Dr. David Templin

Vanessa Caceres  |  November 11, 2024

“He cared when no one else did. He not only took the time to figure out what was wrong but listened to what I had to say no matter how crazy I may have sounded. Dr. Templin is a rare type of doctor—he’s the type that clearly loves his career and patients to the core,”…

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After Coalition Meeting, CMS Leadership Agrees to Closer Look at Underwater Biosimilars

From the College  |  October 21, 2024

The Underwater Biosimilars Coalition shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concerns about problems arising from the average sales price payment methodology and discussed potential options for addressing these challenges.

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegislation & AdvocacyPractice Support Tagged with:ACR advocacyBiosimilarsCoalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO)

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In the Wake of Hurricanes Helene & Milton: Lessons Learned

Susan Bernstein  |  October 4, 2024

Editor’s note: As states prepare for Hurricane Milton, at least 223 people have died and hundreds are still unaccounted for in the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26. North and South Carolina, as well as Tennessee, were hard hit, and the U.S. medical system is being tested. Headlines include: “Helene Nearly Turned a…

Filed under:EMRsFacilityPractice Support Tagged with:Disaster preparationNatural disaster

Don’t Be Afraid to Engage: Health Technologies for Patients & Rheumatologists

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR  |  September 24, 2024

Symptom checkers, telehealth and more—here are insights into the effects new technologies are having on rheumatology.

Filed under:Meeting ReportsPractice SupportTechnology Tagged with:APLARAPLAR 2024appsAsia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR)Personalized medicineTechnologytelehealthtelemedicine

Congressional Action Needed to Maintain Medicare’s Extended Telehealth Services

From the College  |  September 10, 2024

Medicare’s extended telehealth services will expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts to continue them. Make sure your legislators know how a failure to act will harm patient access to care.

Filed under:Legislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacytelehealth

ACR Comments on 2025 Physician Fee Schedule

From the College  |  September 6, 2024

The ACR’s response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addresses the likely harm of the proposed conversion factor on the solvency and stability of rheumatology practices. The comments also include recommendations on complex drug administration coding, inflation-adjusted drug rebates and extending telehealth flexibilities.

Filed under:From the CollegeLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacyMedicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)

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