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Coding Corner Question: February

Staff | February 1, 2014

Test your coding knowledge for an evaluation and management visit by a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis who is starting a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor

What Diet to Recommend to Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Vanessa Caceres | November 1, 2013

With no clear-cut, evidence-based dietary guidelines for RA, rheumatologists should advocate for a balanced diet to help patients reduce their risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis

The Dietitian’s Role in Managing Rheumatology Patients

Sotiria Everett, EdD, RD, CDN, CSSD | November 1, 2013

How dietary experts can help a multidisciplinary healthcare team by educating patients on nutrition and their health

EULAR 2013: Researchers Expand Targets for PsA, OA Therapy

Thomas R. Collins | September 1, 2013

Experts discuss insights in the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis and the role of subchondral bone in osteoarthritis

Innovative ARHP Program to be Featured at the ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

Afton L. Hassett, PsyD | July 1, 2013

Highlights include compelling keynote speakers, an immunology bootcamp and an integrated poster session.

California Rheumatology Alliance 2013 Meeting: Rheumatologists Advised to Drop Prednisone Maintenance Therapy in Lupus Patients

Stephanie Cajigal | July 1, 2013

A systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease expert emphasizes benefits of hydroxychloroquine, burst of steroid treatments

Rheumatology Drug Updates

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | July 1, 2013

Information on new approvals and medication safety that rheumatologists need to know

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: New Treatments and Strategies Emerge for Osteoporosis

Thomas R. Collins | January 1, 2013

Rheumatology experts urge caution in using bisphosphonates to prevent bone loss

Coding Corner Question: November

Staff | November 1, 2012

Test your knowledge of the level of medical decision making (MDM) for an evaluation and management (E/M) office visit of a patient whose rheumatoid arthritis is worse on chronic medicine, whose osteoporosis is stable on chronic medicine, and who presents with a new problem of elevated blood pressure (BP)

Maintenance of Certification Is Not Just for the Young

James R. O’Dell, MD | March 8, 2012

I certainly am relieved to know that I will never need to recertify with the American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification, but this feeling is shadowed by a deep sense of shame. I decided to step up and take advantage of all the wonderful recertification programs the ACR has to offer.