Articles tagged with "Technology"

Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Key Healthcare Issues

Michael O'Neal | August 8, 2012

Where President Obama and and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stand on healthcare issues affecting rheumatologists and the medical profession as a whole.

Patient Access to Medical Records: How Much Is Too Much?

Thomas R. Collins | August 8, 2012

The easy access to medical records stemming from technological advances has given rise to questions about the medical benefits to such easy access, questions now being explored by researchers in the U.S. and Europe.

Physician Texting Could Violate HIPAA

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | August 8, 2012

HIPAA requires that healthcare providers maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect patient information. This safeguard requirement has many physicians’ attorneys worried that their clients are violating HIPAA on a regular basis.

Rheumatology Clinical Registry Integrates AIM:RA

Staff | July 9, 2012

AIM:RA is a web-based self-evaluation of practice performance tool designed to guide a physician through medical-chart data abstraction using a series of questions related directly to evidence-based quality indicators.

RheumPACER Dashboard System Aims for Quick Organization of Patient Data

Thomas R. Collins | July 9, 2012

The system synthesizes information from several sources that are usually scattered, and presents physicians with an easy-to-access guide to a patient with up-to-the-minute information.

Letter: True Purpose of Medical Records

Philip L. Cohen, MD | July 9, 2012

As in science, medicine depends on honest and accurate observation, and not on confabulation of findings.

Volunteering Is Informative—and Fun

Alfred E. Denio, MD | June 10, 2012

A former ACR board of directors member chronicles his interpretation of the activities of the board over the past three years, highlighting issues that are likely on the minds of ACR members.

Tech Talk: Apps Put More Rheumatology Information at Fingertips

Thomas R. Collins | June 10, 2012

With more and more mobile devices and apps coming onto the market, more and more information is available to rheumatologists on the go.

Electronic Health Record Contracts Done Right

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | June 10, 2012

Consider both your practice’s needs and the long-term viability of the technology when selecting an EHR system.

Tech Talk: Tapping Computer Power to Promote Physical Therapy

Thomas R. Collins | May 9, 2012

Physical therapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients is crucial to treating their disease. A group of researchers is trying to harness the power of computer technology to make physical therapy something that patients look forward to.