Articles tagged with "rheumatology"

Coding Corner Question: August

From the College | August 1, 2014

Level 4 coding for a follow-up visit by a patient with gout

Coding Corner Answer: August

From the College | August 1, 2014

Medical decision-making for established diagnosis of gout that is worsening

Rheumatologist Recalls Devastation of Hurricane Katrina

From the College | August 1, 2014

New Orleans-based Luis Espinoza, MD, remembers how storm nearly destroyed rheumatology section at Louisiana State University’s School of Medicine

Walking Aids in Assessment of Rheumatology Patients

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | August 1, 2014

Rheumatologists can gain insight into patients’ state of health by watching them walk

Rheumatology Advocacy Starts at Home

Joseph Flood, MD | August 1, 2014

The ACR expands advocacy efforts to impact state legislatures, local organizations

Coding Corner Answers: July

Staff | July 1, 2014

Answers to rheumatologists’ five most common coding and billing questions

Coding Corner Questions: July

Staff | July 1, 2014

Rheumatologists’ five most common coding and billing questions

Medical Marijuana Use by Rheumatology Patients Needs Closer Look

Richard Quinn | June 20, 2014

Study calls for more research into drug’s safety, side effects before rheumatologists prescribe pot to patients with chronic pain

Hospitalists Gain Insight on Signs, Symptoms of Infection Among Inpatients on Biologic Drugs

Richard Quinn | June 6, 2014

Rheumatologist at Society of Hospital Medicine conference provides treatment recommendations for hospital patients with rheumatic disease

Treg Cells May Orchestrate Muscle Repair after Injury

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | May 30, 2014

New research shows the accumulation of regulatory T cells in damaged muscle corresponds with a switch in the myeloid cell infiltrate from a proinflammatory to a proregenerative phenotype.