After a year marked with rheumatology gains in evaluation and management valuation, as well as quality reporting, ongoing ACR efforts target impending Medicare reimbursement cuts and other practice challenges.
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Understanding Risk in the COVID-19 Era
On Sept. 9, my 5-year-old son boarded a bus for his first day of kindergarten. In some senses, this was no different from any other year. We spent weeks trying to get him excited for school (he is not a fan of changes). We went to kindergarten orientation, toured his classroom and sat on his…
‘Battle for Health Justice’: Dr. Alakija Addresses Global Rheumatology Inequities
On Nov. 3, the inaugural, virtual Global Rheumatology Summit brought together specialists from all over the world to share critical expertise on global health issues related to rheumatology.
Opening Session of ACR Convergence 2021 Takes on Burnout, Pandemic Challenges & Moving Toward a New Normal
Keynote speaker Seema Yasmin, MD, brought her unique perspective to moving past the pandemic to improve provider mental health, address vaccine hesitancy and prepare for future health crises.
New Supplement to The Rheumatologist Highlights Psoriatic Arthritis Advances
It feels like a long decade has passed since March 2020. At The Rheumatologist, we closed out 2020 with a special supplement on gout. Physician Editor Phil Seo, MD, MHS, kicked off that supplement with, “COVID-19. Black Lives Matter. A new gout guideline. These are some of the things 2020 ushered in. And we’re unlikely…
Revisionist History: Seat Belts & Resistance to Public Health Measures
Some were furious. State by state, laws were enacted to ensure compliance. In most states, the laws were accompanied by a modest fine, as an added incentive. By the time the laws were written, most understood they were based on good science and common sense. The potential to save lives and prevent tragedy was finally…
Healthcare Accessibility for People with Rheumatic Disease in New Haven, CT
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated wide disparities that exist in the U.S. healthcare system. During the pandemic, the clinical practice in the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), New Haven, Conn., rapidly pivoted from face-to-face visits to telehealth to keep our patients and providers safe. Many patients quickly adapted and…
Live Varicella Zoster Vaccine Safe, Effective with TNF Inhibitors
(Reuters Health)—Adults 50 years and older who take tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi’s) for a range of inflammatory disorders can receive effective protection from shingles with a live varicella zoster vaccine, a clinical trial suggests.1 Researchers randomized 617 participants receiving TNFi’s in a 1:1 ratio to receive either the Zostavax live varicella zoster vaccine or…
COVID-19 & Pediatric Rheumatology
PRSYM 2021—Although primary COVID-19 infection has the most significant complications in adult patients, pediatric rheumatologists have also seen significant changes in their practice over the past year. With the emergence of COVID-19, the rise of a mysterious post-COVID hyperinflammatory syndrome, now known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), was identified, and pediatric rheumatologists have…
A Look Back at the ACR’s Strong Response to COVID-19
We are now a year-and-a-half into the COVID‑19 pandemic, and rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals are still facing some of the same challenges that began in spring 2020, as well as new ones. Most recently, we learned that COVID‑19 vaccine efficacy is reduced in some patients on immunosuppressive therapies and the need for additional immunization is…
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