As the new chair of the Registries & Health Information Technology Committee, William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, hopes to expand representation of patient diversity in the RISE registry and increase the use of registry data for research.
Rare Disease Research Provides Insight, Advances in Rheumatic Disease
Technological advances, including disease registries such as ACR’s RISE registry, are improving physicians’ ability to connect disparate patients with similar clinical symptoms, driving insights into both rare and common diseases.
Bring Quality Measures into Focus at ACR Convergence 2020
A panel of rheumatologists will provide updates on MACRA’s quality measure requirements and the ACR’s progress in quality measurement in rheumatology in a session at ACR Convergence 2020.
2021 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Payment Adjustments, Explained
Many clinicians are receiving smaller reimbursements than expected for their 2021 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System adjustments. Available funding is extremely limited due to the high number of clinicians who were unable to report 2019 MIPS data and accepted the automatic neutral payment under the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy.
Hundreds of Providers Use RISE for 2019 QPP Reporting
Hundreds of rheumatology providers are using RISE registry data collected from their EHRs over the past year for required 2019 federal reporting.
Changes & Additions to RISE Measures in 2020
Using RISE? Check out the updates for 2020, including five new measures available only through the RISE registry.
Tap the ACR/ARP’s Practice Management Resources
The ACR/ARP’s practice management division actively works to offer rheumatologists and their staff valuable, accessible resources to address practice issues. Our trained professionals provide the most up-to-date tools and resources to help improve practice efficiency and meet the myriad compliance obligations of the ever-changing healthcare landscape. The Practice Management Resource Center can assist with such…
The ACR Maps the Future of the RISE Registry
In the first scene of the Broadway stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, young Scout contemplates two words she has heard in the courtroom: “All rise,” and wonders if they really are meant to elevate the minds of all those present for the proceedings. That instruction—“All rise”—serves as a leitmotif throughout the…
The RISE Registry Delivers Practice-Based Evidence to Rheumatologists
The advent of quality-based healthcare, such as the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), requires rheumatology professionals to demonstrate their practice is based on interventions supported by the best available evidence and that their practice, in turn, provides quality care. These requirements have increased the need for methods to measure and quantify…
The RISE Registry: A Powerful Collaboration Tool for Clinicians & Researchers
Practice-based evidence, like that in the RISE registry, can be used to describe trends in patient care, look at comparative effectiveness of interventions and much more.