Practice Management News

For most of us doctors, it’s the last thing we look at before bed and the first thing when we wake up: the screen of our smartphone or tablet.

Private practice rheumatologists face an increasing array of challenges as large, corporate and academic health systems become the norm for medical care, threatening to bump smaller entities aside.

Gut microbiota profiles in stool samples of patients with rheumatoid arthritis predicted their response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, according to data in Rheumatology.

Janus kinase inhibitor therapy in short durations did not significantly increase the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events or venous thromboembolism in patients with low cardiovascular risk profiles, according to a study.

Remission and low disease activity can discriminate between patients taking active drug vs. placebo in clinical trials and are linked to health-related quality of life, according to data in Arthritis Care & Research.

Reflecting on my decision to forge a career path in medicine and rheumatology, there were a series of experiences that strongly influenced me.

A pressing question on the mind of any practice owner when selling his or her practice is “how much money will I get?”

The term “wellness” has become increasingly popular in the general public at large, and within the medical community specifically.

A lot can change in a year. But has it?

The use of biologics to treat psoriasis does not affect antibody production after a patient has had a COVID infection or vaccination, according to a study.