Practice Management News

Less perceived control over clinical work was associated with increased physician burnout and intent to reduce clinical hours or leave their practice, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

WASHINGTON — The correlation between autoantibodies and new-onset autoimmune disease in individuals with long COVID symptoms remains “controversial,” according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.

I am thrilled to introduce a guest editorial that explores the humanity of our field, written by Mike Schweitz, MD.

From 2011 to 2019, the proportion of rheumatologists who reported using in-house pharmacies exploded, from 4% to 22% — a more than fivefold increase.

Physicians generally use life insurance to achieve certain wealth planning goals — from protecting the family against the risk of a breadwinner’s early death to providing an estate for heirs and more.

“Ankylosing spondylitis”? “Sjögren’s syndrome”?

WASHINGTON — Addressing burnout in rheumatology will require attention to personal exhaustion and depersonalization, as well as systemic business-of-medicine issues, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.

BOSTON — To help patients with interstitial lung disease lower the chances of having a sick baby, physicians must have “honest and accurate conversations” with them before pregnancy, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Increased reimbursement and expanded educational opportunities are two key solutions to the workforce shortage in adult and pediatric rheumatology, according to two speakers at ACR Convergence 2024.